A truck drove into an Illinois Taco Bell.
Posted by Real Time with Bill Maher, Checked
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Real Time with Bill MaherOct 24, 2026
Multiple local reports confirm a vehicle struck a Taco Bell in Wood River, Illinois, on October 8, 2026, causing major damage, which is before the October 24 post date. The claim is supported, though it does not specify the location, and the sources describe a pickup truck with no injuries.
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What was said
… All right, on the plus side, you've already got your Halloween costume this year. You're going as Michael Myers with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Neural, don't worry about the well being of the employees of this Illinois Taco Bell after a truck drove into it. They work at Taco Bell; they're used to people destroying the bathroom. Finally, New Rule: now that socialism is having a moment, we have to get real about how much of it we have and how much of it we can afford, because when you don't, this is what you get. …
Real Time with Bill Maher · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Riverbender reported that a vehicle struck a Taco Bell in Wood River on Thursday, October 8, 2026, causing major damage to the building but no reported injuries.[1]
Supports. NewsBreak's Brighton, IL local news feed reported that a pickup truck crashed into a Taco Bell in Wood River, Illinois, reportedly destroying the restaurant's bathroom.[2]
Context. A secondary blog post repeats the Wood River crash, saying the driver lost brakes after trying to avoid another vehicle and no citation was issued; this is low-credibility but consistent with the local reports.[3]
Context. Other sources cover different Taco Bell incidents (Brownstown, Michigan; Appleton, Wisconsin; an Oak Ridge, Tennessee crash from 2016; a Chicago lettuce lawsuit) and do not bear on the Illinois truck crash.[4][5][6][7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 7 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Vehicle Strikes Wood River Taco Bell, Causing Major Damageriverbender.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Brighton, IL Local News and More | NewsBreaknewsbreak.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
- 3What's your go-to Taco Bell order?irock935.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Video Shows Man Failing to Drive Truck With Hitched Trailer Through a Taco Bell Drive-Thruyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Appleton Police looking for info on drive-thru hit and run ...whby.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Trafficfox2detroit.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Taco Bell temporarily closed after truck crashes into buildingoakridgetoday.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Illinois : Law360 : Legal News & Analysislaw360.com · not rated · cited for: context
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