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[Trojita]

http://6abc.com/news/video-elderly-driver-hits-nine-cars-in-parking-lot/521526/

An elderly Wisconsin driver is responsible for crashing into nine vehicles in a grocery store parking lot, according to ABC affiliate WISN-TV.

Surveillance video caught the man backing into and ramming cars parked all around him at the Piggly Wiggly supermarket in the town of Mayville. The 92-year-old man also drove his minivan into an occupied truck as he was leaving.

"My first thought was, 'You only see these situations when someone is trying to elude police or in incidents of road rage,'" Mayville Police Chief Christopher MacNeill said.

The man told police that he was confused and then panicked.

"His foot got stuck on the accelerator, and from that point, he panicked and lost control of his vehicle," said MacNeill.

Police told WISN-TV that the driver will not face any charges, but they will review his driving record.

Although nearly a dozen cars were hit, there were no injuries reported.

I don't buy the accelerator excuse.

 

[John Kowalski]

just

let go of the pedal it will stop on its own

 

[Dennis]

Older than 94.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=994022&highlight=

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=994022

I just don't understand why he/she didn't let off the pedal lol and why he shifted into drive and then reverse and then drive again lol

 

[backflip10019]

Ah, man! I guessed OLD.

 

[ShaneDude]

Old people disgust me

 

[Kieli]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=994022

I just don't understand why he/she didn't let off the pedal lol and why he shifted into drive and then reverse and then drive again lol

Panic.

It's even harder for a 94 year old person to process panic because you're likely not on top of your mental game. Rxn times are slower, etc.

 

[Crud]

Old people disgust me

LOL Jesus.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

Panic.

It's even harder for a 94 year old person to process panic because you're likely not on top of your mental game. Rxn times are slower, etc.

also, what's up with the car in the first group of cars hit that actually roles back? I don't think a car is suppose to role when in park. Must be real bad breaks.

 

[Matriox]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=994022

I just don't understand why he/she didn't let off the pedal lol and why he shifted into drive and then reverse and then drive again lol

I don't understand why he didn't just go forward from his parking spot... He didn't have any cars in front of him.

 

[akira28]

I just wanna know what he was driving, so I can go buy one. his ride looks like he as invincible mode turned on.

 

[malyce]

Old people disgust me

I guess you're gonna remove any mirrors or reflective surfaces from your house when you retire.