The department added that there were no injuries and the driver, who was not named, was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. Police said they are investigating the incident.
Andre Richards, the owner of the Gumbo Valley food truck, said that he lost a piece of his dream that day,ABC affiliate WISNreported.
Richards, who said he ran his business on Capitol Drive for three years, said that he was flung to the front when the crash happened and that everything went dark, perCBS affiliate WDJT. “I saw lights and it just seemed unreal at the time,” he told the outlet.
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“I tried to make it to my feet tried to crawl out, I had to end up eventually coming through the front because I couldn’t get through the back," he toldNBC station WJTM.
Carolyn Simmons, Richards' mother, was on the phone with her son when the incident happened. “Oh mom, they just hit me and I’m trapped in this truck,'“WISNreported.
“We lost everything, that’s five years' worth of work gone because someone wanted to speed,” she added.
Richards said that it took him 14 months to build his business but he doesn’t bear a grudge against the driver of the other vehicle.
“I’m alive, she’s alive,” Richards told WISN. “It’s [an] unfortunate situation. I don’t wish bad, nothing on nobody.”
AGoFundMe campaignlaunched following the crash has raised over $46,000 as of Friday afternoon, exceeding its original goal of $10,000.
“By the grace of God, [he] sustained no physical injuries,” per the fundraiser description. “Though his physical state is still in good condition, his place of business is now totaled! This unfortunate circumstance will most likely leave him & his staff out of work for a while.”
Gumbo Valley also posted a message of thanks to its supporters onFacebook, writing, “when life gives us lemons we make southern lemonade.”
source: people.com
