LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Lafayette Police Department is investigating a crash involving a vehicle and two people.

The crash happened in the 2000 block of Johnston Street on Saturday. Detectives say a vehicle was traveling northbound on Whittington Drive when, for unknown reasons, the driver failed to stop at the stop sign on Johnston Street.

The driver of the vehicle then struck a pedestrian on an electric scooter and continued across all four lanes of Johnston Street and went off the roadway, crashing into the right side of Be

True Tattoo, a local tattoo shop, and hitting a worker inside. Both people were transported to a local hospital as a result of their injuries.

The property owner of Be True Tattoo, Mary Castille, says she is devastated by the damage.

“This event is devastating,” said Castille. “We’re just very fortunate that no one got killed, and it’s just a building and it can be put back together.”

Castille says despite this setback, there’s still hope on the horizon. She says she and the shop managers are discussing their plans on how to rebuild and move forward.

“I would say come back,” said Castille. “It’ll be restored, it’ll be the same place you once knew, and we can still again give thanks nobody lost their lives in this accident.”

According to the Be True Tatoo Facebook Page, the business plans to host fundraising events to help pay for the injured worker’s medical bills.

Castille asks the public to come out and support as they begin the rebuilding process.

“I would ask that everybody participate and come donate,” said Castille. “I give thanks that nobody lost their life, it’s only a building.”

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