NINAUNRATED/Instagram YouTuber Nina Santiago — who posts online as @NinaUnrated — and fellow influencer Patrick Blackwood were eating lunch in Houston when an SUV crashed into a window next to their table On Aug. 17, Santiago shared footage of the incident that landed her and Blackwood in the hospital with multiple bloody gashes, which she also showed online the following day The restaurant, CuVee's Culinary Creations, reposted the viral video and voiced its intention to continue serving food to the community Two influencers are "grateful to be alive" after an SUV crashed through a window next to their table at a Texas restaurant. YouTuber Nina Santiago posted footage of thenearly catastrophic incidentto her 227,000 Instagram followers on Sunday, Aug. 17. The clip begins with Santiago and fellow content creator Patrick Blackwood taking a bite of their sandwiches before glass rains down and the pair rushes out of the booth. In her caption, Santiago — who posts under the username@NinaUnrated— tagged the restaurant, local Houston spot CuVee's Culinary Creations. "Tomorrow Is Not Promised," the food influencer wrote, calling the SUV collision a "near death experience." View this post on Instagram A post shared by @NINAUNRATED (@ninaunrated) On Monday, Aug. 18, she followed up her initial video withphotos of the accident's aftermath, sharing a carousel of selfies showing injuries she and Blackwood sustained. Several of the pictures show Santiago in a hospital bed with multiple gashes across her face and hands. In photos seemingly taken in an ambulance, dripping blood is visible on the side of Blackwood's face. "I'm beyond grateful to be alive after an SUV crashed through the glass wall at@cuveesculinarycreationsin Houston, TX, shattering everything while@iampatrickblackwoodand I recorded an eating show," Santiago said in her caption. She went on to describe how the glass came "out of nowhere" right as she "bit into a delicious salmon slider." "But we survived," Santiago continued. "This experience showed me who truly matters; life's too short for grudges or anger. Let go, forgive, live in the now, and cherish those around you this could've been our last meal." NINAUNRATED/Instagram The restaurant reposted the video toits Instagram Stories, writing, "It was definitely a crazy weekend at Cuvées. We're just thanking God everyone is safe!" The culinary destination was also added as a collaborator on Santiago's original post. In afollowing Stories update, CuVee's added, "Nothing is going to keep up [sic] from serving great food and service to our community." Read the original article onPeople
