The Elyria plaza that houses Rossi’s Salon. Credit: Photo via Google Maps
Rossi’s Salon owner Barbie Rossi was working on a client’s hair when a car drove into the building yesterday. Undeterred, Rossi continued shampooing.

The intrusive vehicle, a Buick Century, was driven by Irene Ziegman, 82. According to police, Ziegman mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake, causing her to plow through the salon’s wall around noon. Ziegman was cited for reasonable control, and no one was injured (merely the waiting area and reception desk were damaged).

The crash was felt by other employees in the plaza; people working at Old Republic Title told the Chronicle that the noise was like thunder.

This did not change the fact that Rossi’s customers still had chemicals in their hair, and she treated them amidst the commotion.

There was also no structural damage or reason for the plaza’s other businesses to close, Elyria assistant safety service director Kevin Brubaker told the Chronicle.

If you had an appointment scheduled later today, don’t worry — Rossi has temporarily repaired the hole and the salon will likely be open this afternoon.

This article appears in Jul 26 – Aug 1, 2017.

2 replies on “Car Plows into Elyria Hair Salon, Owner Continues Shampooing”

  1. Another right foot pedal error, part of the right foot braking epidemic. Blame the driver, especially if they are a women or old. Never blame the guys in charge of driver legislation and training who set the driver up to fail. They forced this driver to brake an automatic car with only the right foot. They did this knowing they had 0 Scientific Justification and that right foot braking is too complicated and difficult to mentally maintain with age, inefficient (poor reaction time) and dangerous (subject to right foot pedal error) compared to the simpler and safer (But girly!) left foot braking method. See DOT HS 811 597 and 812 058. NHTSA refuses to use the term right foot pedal errors but instead calls it pedal misapplication and always blames the drivers for not being experts. Score to date, 30,000-150,000 dead, millions injured, and billions in costs. The price male drivers, both in and out of government, are prepared to pay to maintain their systemic belief in a braking method based on the scientific foundation of, Thats the way its always been taught! This is not about which braking method is safer but rather why they refuse to scientifically compare the two methods and continue to produce misinformation about other proposed braking methods.

  2. It brings unique meaning to Malcolm McLaren’s manifesto: “Cash from Chaos”.

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