PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A driver escaped unharmed after crashing their truck into a retention pond at the Pinellas County Courthouse after their boot got stuck in a gas pedal.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 64-year-old Largo man tried to pull his Ford pickup into a parking space at the courthouse when his boot became entangled with the gas pedal.
This caused the vehicle to accelerate, cross over a curb, crash into a fence and plunge into the water.
The truck ended up submerged in the pond, but the driver was able to exit the vehicle safely, authorities said.
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