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Florida teen getting haircut in middle of road for TikTok video seriously injured when pickup involved in crash strikes him

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McEntyre, N. (2026, September 30). Florida teen getting haircut in middle of road for TikTok video seriously injured when pickup involved in crash strikes him. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/us-news/florida-teen-struck-by-truck-while-recording-tiktok-haircut-in-middle-of-road/

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An 18-year-old Florida teen was seriously injured when a pickup truck involved in a crash struck him while he was getting a haircut in the middle of a road for a TikTok video on Sunday night in Ocala, Florida. The incident occurred around 8:10 p.m., with two other men assisting, one cutting hair and another filming. Both drivers involved in the initial collision did not show signs of intoxication. First responders rushed the injured teen to a hospital where he was listed in serious condition; no other injuries were reported. Witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with the barbers comparing their experience to food flying through the air upon impact. A bystander called for stricter measures against such risky stunts by content creators.

Written by AI on 2026-09-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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A Florida teen sustained serious injuries when he attempted to film himself getting a haircut in the middle of a road for TikTok. The incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. on Sunday night in Ocala, Florida. While setting up with two other men on SW College Road, a 3500 Chevy Silverado and a Lexus SUV crashed nearby, hitting the teen as he sat in a chair getting his hair cut. Emergency services rushed him to the hospital where he was listed in serious condition. Police are investigating the crash but have not found any signs of intoxication from either driver involved. The other two men described hearing screeching tires and feeling like they were flying through the air during the collision. Ocala Police spokesperson Jeff Walczak warned that such behavior is highly dangerous, stating, "We would never advise this."

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A Florida teen trying to go viral by getting a haircut in the middle of a busy road was seriously injured when he was clipped by a pick-up truck that had just been involved in a crash during the ill-advised late night stunt. asserted

that → try → stunt

The unidentified 18-year-old had set up shop with two other men, 19 and 20, in the median outside a shopping plaza making the video for TikTok Sunday night in Ocala, Florida, the Ocala Police Department said. asserted

Department → set → Ocala

The teen, stationed on the 2500 block of SW College Road, was sitting in a chair getting his haircut recorded when a 3500 Chevy Silverado and a Lexus SUV collided at aroun 8:10 p.m., according to officials. uncertain

Silverado → station → officials

First responders rushed the 18-year-old to a local hospital where he was listed in serious condition, police said. asserted

police → rush → condition

Officials are investigating the cause of the crash but revealed neither driver showed signs of intoxication. asserted

driver → investigate → intoxication

No other injuries were reported. asserted

injuries → report → ?

The other two haircutters recalled hearing tires screeching and described themselves like food flying in the air at the moment of impact. “We were chillin’ right there, and I was givin’ my boy a haircut,” the one guy told witness Yaj Lerom, according to the bystander’s Instagram video. uncertain

guy → recall → video

“Next thing you know, I’m on the ground. asserted

I → know → ground

We’re pancakes and flapjacks, flying,” they said. asserted

they → ’re → ?

Lerom called for a restriction on the stunts that have become a more frequent in recent years. asserted

that → call → years

“I got goosebumps and I got them again. asserted

I → get → them

I get it every time I talk about it because it’s, being a content creator, I don’t want to sound hypocritical because I’m in some crazy places, but I’m not putting myself out there,” Lerom told WKMG. asserted

Lerom → get → WKMG

“My thing was, young kids, something needs to be done. asserted

something → need → ?

These accounts that are doing that need to be banned. asserted

that → do → that

They shouldn’t even be seeing these videos.” asserted

They → see → videos

Lerom condemned the wannabe influencers adding “the likes ain’t worth your life.” asserted

likes → condemn → influencers

The foolhardy barbers were seen giving haircuts on the sidewalk before migrating to the roadway, witness Damian Fox told Fox35. asserted

Fox → see → Fox35

The two uninjured men told Fox they had chosen to sit in the median because it was safer than their original idea of setting up shop in the lanes of traffic. asserted

it → tell → traffic

“I don’t think he realized the severity of it at first,” Fox said about the videographer being nonchalent and partially goofy after the crash. “We would never advise this,” Ocala Police spokesperson Jeff Walczak told the outlet. asserted

Walczak → think → outlet

Florida teen getting haircut in middle of road for TikTok video seriously injured when pickup involved in crash strikes him

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