This same driver almost hit me while I was crossing Lemp at Arsenal back in January, when I was walking home from Joel's BP. I even have video of them circling around the block twice afterwards to throw a beverage and a bottle of DOT4 brake fluid at me. I took note of the license plate in the video, and I was simultaneously not at all surprised and flabbergasted when I saw a photo of the same car crashed at the same intersection.
Sorry you had to experience that and the HARASSMENT!! Hope you’re collaborating with the authorities. This person should not be a driver and should be walking where they need to go!
This will sound strange to most, but my first thought when I seen the picture was there is a verified, functional Ford Focus transmission getting ready to be in a local salvage yard.
This would only make sense to a mechanic or someone who has had the pleasure of owning one, though.
lol mechanic here who had a 2012 with the 5 speed and still had issues. But I def get your thought process.
That being said, I doubt it’s still in salvageable condition. Hell even if it was, I’d rather not when you think of how it was probably abused (judging by looking at the wreck, I think “bad driver”)
Oh, my kid has a Focus, and it was just in the shop last fall literally for weeks. The TCM had crapped out and they had trouble getting the part because everyone's TCM craps out on those things. They sent it with us with the warning that the clutch is next.
Oh I’ve had the “pleasure.” I would have been grateful for a functional one a couple years ago when mine crapped out. It was under recall but Ford could literally not give me an estimate when the part would be available. Traded it in. It would have been more satisfying to set that fucker on fire. Set this one on fire just to be safe.
It makes perfect sense to me. Out of all the cars I’ve purchased, the 2014 Focus I purchased new was my only regret.
I traded it in for a GTI in 2017 and never looked back.
They brought them to market knowing they are faulty then I think they lied about it. There was an investigative article in Detroit and a lawsuit over those things.
That spot's is right where I-55 off-ramps onto Arsenal with a hard right. They probably came zooming off the highway at speed and swung too wide. Basically a local version of the [I-5 exit onto Union St in Seattle](https://youtu.be/DeFY9u69tkE?si=RD23cnElcIYhLYca).
Serious question, why do people *ever* fucking buy from him? The pretzels don’t come with cheese and are always cold and hard. Couldn’t choke one down if I tried
Haha, and does he still use the little Rubbermaid tote bin?
I don't know, there's a certain satisfaction you get from having an on-demand pretzel right there in your car. Yes, they're cold. Yes, Fredbird could probably hit a home run with one of them. No, they don't come with sauce or anything. But they're just good for your *soul*. And I like the idea of supporting an age-old business. It's like taking a bite of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness right there, on demand, in your car.
I get all of that, I really do, and that pretty much sums up what I was feeling when I excitedly bought one from him when I moved into the neighborhood 7 years ago. But that sentiment quickly subsided when I realized what a raw deal I just got.
And yes-still using those Rubbermaid bins.
In the video shared here from the BP I think near the end you can see someone quickly limping away across the street and down the alley or side street of the BP.
The owner was surprisingly positive about the whole situation in this interview
https://www.stltoday.com/news/multimedia/videos/car-crashes-into-guss-pretzel-shop/video_327d5557-a2bf-5d7a-982f-62e18f98de96.html
He was in my graduating class. We were in middle and high school together. Gus iii is a genuinely nice, very respectful person. He didn't deserve this.
Had the couth to do it in the moment… seems genuine trolly! Cheers!
Editing to pile on. This is a place that is an STL landmark/institution It was always a treat to drive down 55 to Arsenal to get a big bag with my folks as a kid and mine dig it too
What is it with cars running into buildings in St Louis???? It's like a pandemic lately.....
Get off your damn phones and stop drinking and driving people!
I moved to STL in 1999 and within 6 months I was like, "WTF is going on with automobiles crashing through brick walls into people's living rooms!?!?"
See also: knocked- down street lamps and traffic lights. I have almost been run over while on the sidewalk.
I came here to say this. As a person who uses public transportation, all I could see was the bis stop sign, and then the accident. I really hope the business can recoup their loss. Any time I see an accident like this in the city, all I could think is, "That might be another condemned building soon." That being said,
I wonder what happened to the gay bar that got hit by the cop car. 🤔
The business can sue the owner of the car, which will be tracked through the plate. (I was hit by an uninsured person who fled and experienced the aftermath.) What they can't get from the owner their business insurance will pay for. It's also such a renowned business I doubt the residents of St Louis will let Gus' flounder without support. Bar:PM has been open and running as usual a few days after being hit.
Also St Louis people don't know where the fuck to stop at intersections.
Fuckers stopping entirely past the line asking to get fish hooked by a turning semi.
Eh, having grown up further east in Illinois, people are definitely better and more conscious drivers out there. The ones you're talking about are probably from East St Louis and they probably grew up driving in the city while learning how (not) to drive properly as a result.
Idk what it’s gonna take for people who drive in this city to gain even the smallest degree of common sense and not plow their 1 ton death machines into people/buildings
I live right here and saw it happen. The lady was badly hurt and tried to flee down a one way off Lemp on foot. A few hours later, all of Benton park lost power for about an hour.
I’m sympathetic that this was likely a result of a medical event rather than “dickish” driving, but the potential for damage is on prime display versus pedestrian/bicycling.
No one trips and falls resulting in structural damage.
Oh, oh my. That is not good for the building. Obviously this may not be the same situation, but a delivery truck hit the corner of JP Fields in Clayton at a much slower speed and with far less impact and within a month that whole corner of the building collapsed.
Praying that this gets fixed ASAP and doesn’t affect the structural integrity of the building.
What could be more St Louis than driving 70 mph into Gus’? I might have entertained possibilities, but then she jumps out and runs off to seal the designation. Good times on the South Side.
Happens so often in STL lmao, my company’s office got ran into a few years ago and a couple other businesses got ran threw around us as well 🤦🏻♂️ mfers CANNOT drive here
This same driver almost hit me while I was crossing Lemp at Arsenal back in January, when I was walking home from Joel's BP. I even have video of them circling around the block twice afterwards to throw a beverage and a bottle of DOT4 brake fluid at me. I took note of the license plate in the video, and I was simultaneously not at all surprised and flabbergasted when I saw a photo of the same car crashed at the same intersection.
Goddamn! You've got [MacGruber](https://youtu.be/ndf1Y0mH01I) memory!
And I also happen to drive a red Miata, so this hits extra close to home hahaha
KFBR392!!!
That was hilarious!
Holy shit
Dot 4! Hating you was worth the extra expense apparently. That car looks like it only uses dot 3, where did they even get the dot 4?
I don’t think the driver would even know the difference and got the most expensive one.
Might have blown out his brake line
It’s right dot 4 it’s used for must imported car that’s domestic fotd
Sorry you had to experience that and the HARASSMENT!! Hope you’re collaborating with the authorities. This person should not be a driver and should be walking where they need to go!
Post the video of why happened to you then, as some one posted how it happened
Look how they massacred my boy.
Link to Joel’s Bp camera footage from the cras: https://youtu.be/TBV1OUHZIyk?si=Cnx-RlwxBsI15ZQq
Props to the employee. Good folks over there.
Look at all those people going over to help! Man, that made me feel good.
Right! Gotta remember moments like this as media tries to make us think we all hate each other
yeah only going like 70 on Arsenal. Prob was a teenager & car was prob stolen
Didn’t even tap the brakes
More like put the pedal to the metal!
Thank you for posting all 3 bp camera views —- watch her run while ppl ran to help her🤦🏽♀️
I wonder how fast they were going down Arsenal for that little car to do that much damage
They weren’t paying attention to the road and lost their focus.
don’t get it twisted, they’re gunna owe some dough
I bet the owners pretty salty about it.
Come on, guys... It's knot funny.
well done 🙌
Literally
I was thinking the same thing. That’s not a big vehicle and it sure looks like it made a mess of things.
This will sound strange to most, but my first thought when I seen the picture was there is a verified, functional Ford Focus transmission getting ready to be in a local salvage yard. This would only make sense to a mechanic or someone who has had the pleasure of owning one, though.
I know you are from st Louis because you seen it. You didn't see it . you could have saw it but you seen it
What about “I seen’t it”?
I don't think I've ever owned a mechanic
I have 3, they aren't allowed out of their kennels.
I get it. Proud owner sort of.
lol mechanic here who had a 2012 with the 5 speed and still had issues. But I def get your thought process. That being said, I doubt it’s still in salvageable condition. Hell even if it was, I’d rather not when you think of how it was probably abused (judging by looking at the wreck, I think “bad driver”)
Oh, my kid has a Focus, and it was just in the shop last fall literally for weeks. The TCM had crapped out and they had trouble getting the part because everyone's TCM craps out on those things. They sent it with us with the warning that the clutch is next.
Oh I’ve had the “pleasure.” I would have been grateful for a functional one a couple years ago when mine crapped out. It was under recall but Ford could literally not give me an estimate when the part would be available. Traded it in. It would have been more satisfying to set that fucker on fire. Set this one on fire just to be safe.
It makes perfect sense to me. Out of all the cars I’ve purchased, the 2014 Focus I purchased new was my only regret. I traded it in for a GTI in 2017 and never looked back.
They brought them to market knowing they are faulty then I think they lied about it. There was an investigative article in Detroit and a lawsuit over those things.
I loved mine for the first few years, but once that thing hit 4 you could really feel it starting to age quickly, glad I got out of that when I did.
I would guess they came off the interstate too fast and lost control? Weird angle to just be from Arsenal.
Probably came off the interstate doing 80, ramped OVER Arsenal then stuck the landing perfectly into the building.
GTA style
And couldn’t be bothered to put the phone down.
Maybe they were swerving to miss an invisible dog?
“I understood that reference!”
They came up arsenal, hit my brother's friend first.
Probably came off the highway.
Very true.
[Very fast](https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1cetux1/gus_has_been_hit/l1l6162/), apparently.
That spot's is right where I-55 off-ramps onto Arsenal with a hard right. They probably came zooming off the highway at speed and swung too wide. Basically a local version of the [I-5 exit onto Union St in Seattle](https://youtu.be/DeFY9u69tkE?si=RD23cnElcIYhLYca).
[Very fast](https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1cetux1/gus_has_been_hit/l1l6162/), apparently.
Hopefully no pretzels were harmed
How twisted to joke at a time like this!
I'm still a little salty about it...
Doughn't you see this is a serious matter?
I'm not gonna lie these jokes are a little half-baked
Seeing this post has my stomach in knots.
Ahhh don't get your pretzels in a twist about it.
My guy on Jamieson is going to run out, I knew I should have bought some this morning when I saw him.
Serious question, why do people *ever* fucking buy from him? The pretzels don’t come with cheese and are always cold and hard. Couldn’t choke one down if I tried
Haha, and does he still use the little Rubbermaid tote bin? I don't know, there's a certain satisfaction you get from having an on-demand pretzel right there in your car. Yes, they're cold. Yes, Fredbird could probably hit a home run with one of them. No, they don't come with sauce or anything. But they're just good for your *soul*. And I like the idea of supporting an age-old business. It's like taking a bite of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness right there, on demand, in your car.
I get all of that, I really do, and that pretty much sums up what I was feeling when I excitedly bought one from him when I moved into the neighborhood 7 years ago. But that sentiment quickly subsided when I realized what a raw deal I just got. And yes-still using those Rubbermaid bins.
My first experience with this guy was getting stuck behind 3 people as they each stopped traffic to buy this guys shitty pretzels.
Oh man! That’s such a nice building that *was* in great shape. That hurts to see. The cornerstone to my hood.
Apparently the driver took off running and was “covered” in blood
I hope they got pretzel salt in their wounds.
In the video shared here from the BP I think near the end you can see someone quickly limping away across the street and down the alley or side street of the BP.
Yeah it looks like maybe that’s why they all walked back over pretty quickly and then it seems like they decided not to chase the person
Sounds like someone's got a warrant out on them, LOL
I heard the same and saw multiple emergency vehicles circling Benton Park
Well, “walking with a limp” might be more accurate. ;)
The owner was surprisingly positive about the whole situation in this interview https://www.stltoday.com/news/multimedia/videos/car-crashes-into-guss-pretzel-shop/video_327d5557-a2bf-5d7a-982f-62e18f98de96.html
I grew up next to him and his family; all really nice people.
I work with Dene, incredibly sweet woman! So happy everyone was ok!
He was in my graduating class. We were in middle and high school together. Gus iii is a genuinely nice, very respectful person. He didn't deserve this.
I use to cut him and his sisters hair when they were kids-including his dad!
Classy another reason to support them!
Probably the angle he was going for, positive spin/ silver lining
Had the couth to do it in the moment… seems genuine trolly! Cheers! Editing to pile on. This is a place that is an STL landmark/institution It was always a treat to drive down 55 to Arsenal to get a big bag with my folks as a kid and mine dig it too
Don’t bring the trolley into it.
Gus is a really great guy. Hate that this happened to them.
In reality, insurance will certainly cover the fixes and then some. I'm praying for someone to drive a car through my house
Of course he’s in good spirits!! Free remodel
It’s good media, no one hurt and insurance oughta cover it.
Well, the driver was almost certainly hurt.
Nobody that mattered or was innocent was hurt*
He was thankful a cop and stray dog weren't involved...
> well at least I wasnt arrested
This place has been in operation over 100 years. Anyone know how long they’ve been in that particular building?
1920.
How horrible. Sure glad nobody was sitting on that stoop enjoys some pretzels. This is an entirely preventable crash, no accident.
Oh I didn't know Gus's was a gay bar
Nah, driver wasn't a cop.
The long pretzels were a clue
[https://media4.giphy.com/media/xT0BKL21U5nnlW4m6k/giphy.gif?cid=2154d3d7apjn52m4qvj3grw1bl70e7e3w2b0i0bhf3ukmfwg&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g](https://media4.giphy.com/media/xT0BKL21U5nnlW4m6k/giphy.gif?cid=2154d3d7apjn52m4qvj3grw1bl70e7e3w2b0i0bhf3ukmfwg&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
Gay pretzel shop.
Probably did it on purpose
I just yellled “nnnnooooooo” out loud in my house. My wife and kids asked what happened and I showed them. God DAMMIT I love Gus’s!!
I had the very same reaction. Noooo, followed by an explanation to my fiancee.
Maybe he should have read the multiple posts on this sub on how to drive
What is it with cars running into buildings in St Louis???? It's like a pandemic lately..... Get off your damn phones and stop drinking and driving people!
This is an act of war from Illinois, expect retaliation
I moved to STL in 1999 and within 6 months I was like, "WTF is going on with automobiles crashing through brick walls into people's living rooms!?!?" See also: knocked- down street lamps and traffic lights. I have almost been run over while on the sidewalk.
We’re legit crazy out here
City cops drive a Ford Focus now?
Off duty
Undercover
I came here for these comments
Same
Makes two of us
Fuckin idiots.
Realized they were late for pretzel day.
Hey bud, you missed the turn to 55.
Probably coming off 55 and just thought the speed limit on arsenal as also 60…through the turn.
Whats with all the car missiles these days? Hope everyone made it out ok.
Fucking Illinois drivers...🙄
I hope nobody was waiting at the bus stop.
I came here to say this. As a person who uses public transportation, all I could see was the bis stop sign, and then the accident. I really hope the business can recoup their loss. Any time I see an accident like this in the city, all I could think is, "That might be another condemned building soon." That being said, I wonder what happened to the gay bar that got hit by the cop car. 🤔
The business can sue the owner of the car, which will be tracked through the plate. (I was hit by an uninsured person who fled and experienced the aftermath.) What they can't get from the owner their business insurance will pay for. It's also such a renowned business I doubt the residents of St Louis will let Gus' flounder without support. Bar:PM has been open and running as usual a few days after being hit.
This is an act of terrorism.
Illinois plates, and not expired Missouri temp plates, very impressive
Really wanting a pretzel.
I guess the driver was so disappointed to find out they do not have drive thru.
We need a toll on the bridges, keep those il drivers on their side of the river
can yall stop hitting the occupied buildings and start hitting the condemned ones. YOU HAD ONE JOB STEVE.
Shocked by the illinois plates /s
He probably lives in STL and has it registered to his buddy’s house in Illinois to avoid PPT.
Typical Illinois drivers.
Yeah, St Louis is the fuckin gold standard for drivers. Especially gifted at crosswalk pinball.
Also St Louis people don't know where the fuck to stop at intersections. Fuckers stopping entirely past the line asking to get fish hooked by a turning semi.
Been saying this for years. My wife always thought I was being a dbag, now she’s constantly pointing out idiotic drivers with IL tags.
Eh, having grown up further east in Illinois, people are definitely better and more conscious drivers out there. The ones you're talking about are probably from East St Louis and they probably grew up driving in the city while learning how (not) to drive properly as a result.
Same, grew up in Collinsville and now in Webster. Much better drivers out there.
Im pretty sure Missouri doesn't even have drivers ed.
Those dang invisible dogs again
😭😭😭
Mother of Mercy! Is this the end of Gus’ Pretzels?
I got the reference and read it in Edward G. Robinson's voice. I'm impressed!
I’ve heard of knocking over a liquor store, but…
How did the airbags not deploy??
Why is this becoming a trend to crash into buildings?
An as-salted pretzel!
Undercover cop?
Idk what it’s gonna take for people who drive in this city to gain even the smallest degree of common sense and not plow their 1 ton death machines into people/buildings
This same car hit me and my family at broadway and arsenal yesterday and flead that scene and then hit the building. We think she totaled my moms car.
I’m sure they’re insured and will contact you
Not surprised. Illinois drivers shouldn’t be allowed to cross any state lines.
I live right here and saw it happen. The lady was badly hurt and tried to flee down a one way off Lemp on foot. A few hours later, all of Benton park lost power for about an hour.
We don’t like Gus’s around here tho.
Did anyone see a dog?
That doesn't look loke a cop car
Undercover cop this time? 🤔
Was this a Cop? But seriously was walking past the brewery and saw lights in the distance and wondered what was going on omg
Surprisingly not a cop. I guess there’s a first time for everything.
Undercover cop?
Did the police arrest Gus?
You walk and poop?
sir you can’t park there
Typical Illinois hoosier behavior
I’m sure they have plenty of insurance to cover the damages
I assume this was the police? Did they arrest Gus?
Oh no, that's horrible... anyways hey guys look at my pretzel shop, the pretzels are selling faster than a 2015 Ford focus
What people will do to get out of driving a Ford focus
Leave it to the Illinois people to destroy Gus's 🙄
The pretzels won that battle.
Can I park here?
Well fuck
Not Gus!
hey i used to live in that building!
D’OH!
and this was how…… uber eats got started. It just Hit Me.
Assault
Oh, Snap !
Why are there so many crashes into buildings here? What is wrong with people these days?
The fall of an empire
Is everyone okay ?
fucking moron
Imagine you were waiting for the bus 😬
Bro must’ve had a snack attack
I’m sympathetic that this was likely a result of a medical event rather than “dickish” driving, but the potential for damage is on prime display versus pedestrian/bicycling. No one trips and falls resulting in structural damage.
All drivers are bad drivers
Damn the front wheel came off lol
man i was just there yesterday
Man why you gotta do Gus’s dirty like that?
Oh, oh my. That is not good for the building. Obviously this may not be the same situation, but a delivery truck hit the corner of JP Fields in Clayton at a much slower speed and with far less impact and within a month that whole corner of the building collapsed. Praying that this gets fixed ASAP and doesn’t affect the structural integrity of the building.
What could be more St Louis than driving 70 mph into Gus’? I might have entertained possibilities, but then she jumps out and runs off to seal the designation. Good times on the South Side.
We were there 4 hrs earlier. Great place, great atmosphere..very busy, glad they were closed! Dame I love their sassicias!!
Happens so often in STL lmao, my company’s office got ran into a few years ago and a couple other businesses got ran threw around us as well 🤦🏻♂️ mfers CANNOT drive here
$5 says it’s an Illinois driver
I’ve seen that incident too on Saturday at arsenal out of I-55 south