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Stephanie Oropeza, dressed as a banana for Halloween, became an unexpected hero when she called 911 after witnessing a car crash near The Moderne Bar in Orlando early Saturday morning. Surveillance footage showed Oropeza making the emergency call following a collision that damaged several tables and chairs at the restaurant. Owner Michael Nguyen estimated repair costs between $30,000 and $50,000 but confirmed no injuries occurred. The incident went viral after The Moderne posted surveillance video seeking to identify the banana-costumed caller.

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A Florida woman wearing a banana costume became an internet sensation after calling 911 when she witnessed a car crash outside The Moderne Bar in Orlando around 4 a.m. on Saturday. Stephanie Oropeza and her fiancé were returning from a Halloween party when they saw the vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road, eventually crashing into the restaurant's outdoor dining shed. Surveillance footage showed Oropeza making the emergency call while still in costume. The crash caused significant damage to the bar’s outdoor seating area, with estimated repair costs between $30,000 and $50,000. The incident gained widespread attention after the restaurant posted surveillance video online, asking for help identifying Oropeza as the hero who made the call.

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A Florida woman wearing a banana costume gained superhero status after rushing to call 911 when a car driving on the wrong side of the road crashed into a restaurant’s outdoor dining shed.

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Not all heroes wear capes: Woman in banana costume goes viral for calling 911 after wreck · assertive framing

A Florida woman wearing a banana costume gained superhero status after rushing to call 911 when a car driving on the wrong side of the road crashed into a restaurant’s outdoor dining shed. asserted

car → wear → shed

Stephanie Oropeza and her fiance were heading home from a Halloween party around 4 a.m. Saturday when they came across the crash outside The Moderne Bar on Colonial Drive in Orlando. asserted

they → head → Orlando

“At first we were just in shock because at first it just started off him driving on the opposite side of the road,” Oropeza told ClickOrlando.com. asserted

Oropeza → start → ClickOrlando.com

“And then slowly he started just veering into The Moderne. asserted

he → start → Moderne

Surveillance video shows the vehicle crashing into the bar’s outdoor seating area and Oropeza — still donning a banana costume — calling 911. asserted

Oropeza → show → 911

“He kind of just smushed everything all the way to the front,” she told the outlet. asserted

she → smushe → outlet

Oropeza was identified as the hero after The Moderne posted the surveillance footage of her making the call for help and asked locals for help identifying her. asserted

her → identify → her

Michael Nguyen, who owns The Moderne, told ClickOrlando that the situation was so bizarre that some people thought the video wasn’t real. asserted

video → own → ClickOrlando

Like, are you messing with us?’” asserted

you → mess → us

Nguyen said. asserted

Nguyen → say → ?

“And I was like, ‘No, no, this is really a rogue 4:30 a.m. banana just roaming the streets of Mills, just saving the day, reporting the incident.’” asserted

this → roam → incident

Oropeza joked that she realized she was going viral after waking up and seeing “the headline is ‘banana hero,’” she said. asserted

she → joke → ?

The restaurant later thanked her with a free meal. asserted

restaurant → thank → meal

“It feels nice,” Oropeza said, adding that she hopes it encourages others to help those they see in need. asserted

they → feel → need

No one was hurt in the crash. asserted

one → hurt → crash

However, Nguyen said the accident caused significant damage to the establishment, wrecking at least six tables and dozens of chairs. asserted

accident → say → chairs

He estimated that repairs would likely cost between $30,000 and $50,000. asserted

repairs → estimate → 30,000

Information about the driver involved was not immediately available on Sunday. asserted

Information → involve → Sunday

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