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<\/p>\nHouston influencers nearly hit by SUV while filming file nearly $1 million lawsuit <\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Houston influencers nearly hit by SUV while filming file nearly $1 million lawsuit<\/p>\n 00:30<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Two Texas influencers are suing for $1 million in damages after an SUV plowed into a Houston restaurant while they were filming a food review, an incident that was caught on video and went viral<\/a> earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Aug. 17, Nina Santiago<\/a> and her partner, Patrick Blackwood<\/a>, were filming a food review at Cuvee Culinary Creations when an SUV crashed through the restaurant’s window.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It was a terrifying, scary experience, and like I said, one thing keeps replaying in my head was his facial expression,” Santiago told CBS News affiliate\u00a0KHOU reported<\/a>. “Like, we knew it was the end, but for some reason, it just wasn’t.”<\/p>\n Both were treated at a local hospital for cuts and bruises and later released.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lawsuit claims Houston restaurant failed to protect customers<\/p>\n The lawsuit claims the restaurant failed to have barriers or protective structures in place to prevent vehicles from driving through the glass window.<\/p>\n The lawsuit is being led by attorney Tony Buzbee, who has previously represented Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton<\/a> during his impeachment trial and 120 accusers who came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs<\/a>.<\/p>\n The proposed damages claim that the restaurant should have had protections in place to prevent vehicles from entering pedestrian areas.<\/p>\n The cause of the crash is still under investigation.<\/p>\n