Huntington Beach, California - Car Crashes Into Edinger Avenue Salon, Injuring Person Inside

Huntington Beach, California (August 12, 2026) - A driver crashed into a salon on Edinger Avenue in Huntington Beach on Wednesday afternoon, injuring a person inside the business, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.

The crash happened around 2:15 p.m. in the 6000 block of Edinger Avenue. Officers arrived to find a black sedan had driven through the front window of the salon, located next to DeSimone Deli & Bakery.

Police said the driver, identified only as a man in his 70s, told officers he accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. The car accelerated into the building and struck someone inside.

The victim, whose identity has not been released, was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. Huntington Beach Building Department staff and the fire department's Urban Search and Rescue team responded and determined the building was safe to remain open, with only minimal structural damage.

Police said no arrests had been made as of Wednesday evening and that the crash appeared to be accidental. This is a developing story. Details may change as the investigation continues.

Vehicle-Into-Building Accidents in Huntington Beach, California

When a car crashes into a business, the driver is almost always the starting point for liability. A pedal-confusion crash like this one is treated as ordinary driver negligence, not a mechanical failure or a road hazard.

• Who may be liable: the driver, and potentially the vehicle's insurer
• What investigators examine: witness statements, the business's surveillance footage, and the car's event data recorder, which can show throttle and brake inputs in the seconds before impact
• Why speed matters: surveillance video gets overwritten on a loop within days at many businesses, and vehicles get repaired or sold
• California law generally gives injury victims two years from the date of the crash to file a personal injury claim (CCP § 335.1), which puts the deadline at August 12, 2028

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