Wild video shows crash that damaged Bob's Big Boy statue in Downey

Saturday, August 31, 2024
DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) -- New surveillance video shows the moment a driver slammed into a fire hydrant and crashed into the Bob's Big Boy statue outside the Downey restaurant.

The incident happened Wednesday around 2 a.m. The restaurant posted the footage on Instagram.

You can see the driver violently crashing into the hydrant, rattling the giant statue.

Video from the scene showed the wreck knocked off a portion of the statue's head.

The driver was pinned inside the car for a while, but was eventually extracted and taken to the hospital. Nobody else was injured. It's not clear what caused the single-car crash.



Meanwhile, fundraising efforts are underway to help with repairs.


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