NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - A driver who said she accidentally hit the wrong pedal slammed into a food store in North Miami, causing significant damage to the business.
Surveillance video captured the crash, which happened at the Super Stop Food Store in North Miami, at 9:30 a.m., Friday. A white sedan was seen hopping the curb and crashing into the front of the store, located in the area of Northwest Sixth Avenue and 124th Street.
When asked whether she pressed on the gas instead of the brake pedal, the female driver. who asked to remain anonymous, replied, “Yeah.”
There were customers inside the store at the time of the crash.
“I moved away. I moved away when I see that thing come in,” said a customer.
The store clerk described the frightening moment he heard the loud crash.
“The next moment I heard was a bang, like the crashing of the glass, and when I looked, the car was halfway in and halfway out, and it smashed the glass window.”
Thankfully, there were no serious injuries.
“This best thing is emergency help, so I called 911,” said the clerk.
However, the store is now in need of repairs.
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