Illinois Driver Says Car Wash Crash Left $4,000 in Damage and a Fight Over Blame: “I Thought I Might Have Died In There”

A trip through an Illinois car wash has left one customer fighting over far more than a clean Lexus. She says a crash inside the wash caused about $4,000 in damage. Now she disputes the claim that her foot on the brake caused the trouble.

Bria Brooks shared her account in a November 2 report by FOX 32 Chicago. The crash happened January 16, 2026, at Gas & Wash in Tinley Park. She had used the wash on West 183rd Street dozens of times.

Brooks says a manager promised the business had insurance to cover the damage. Instead, she says she was left paying a $250 deductible and facing higher insurance costs…

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