Texas food influencers survive SUV crash during restaurant review

Two Texas-based social media food influencers survived a terrifying incident when an SUV crashed through a restaurant window and into their dining area as they filmed a food review. The moment, captured on video and widely shared online, left Nina Santiago, known as NinaUnrated, and Patrick Blackwood with injuries but with their lives intact. While the crash’s exact venue remains disputed in initial reports, both influencers and the restaurant community described the event as a stark reminder of life’s fragility and the value of loved ones.

The incident occurred as Santiago and Blackwood were tasting a range of dishes during a live recording. In footage and subsequent posts, the couple can be seen taking bites from sliders and continuing their tasting moments before glass shattered and debris filled the dining space. Their table was toppled as the vehicle drove through the storefront wall, and both were knocked from their seats. The driverless chaos spared no one in its path, with shards of glass flying across the room and the pair sustaining injuries.

Santiago posted after the crash that the SUV “hit us directly,” sharing photographs of multiple gashes on her wrist and face....