According to an eyewitness, the customer, a white male, became irate after having to wait for the worker to verify a coupon for a free hamburger. The incident happened at the restaurant on Highway 6 and 288.
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"Hey, you are going to get fired," the customer said. "What's your name?"
"Maria," the worker answered.
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"Goodbye Maria. Buy you a ticket back to Mexico," the customer stated.
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At that point the video stops recording.
"Omg! Never thought I'd experience racism so close," the eyewitness posted on Facebook.
The eyewitness told Eyewitness News that her 9-year-old daughter was afraid and terrified watching the incident.
She said she had to explain to her daughter what to say and "why these things are happening."
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