One injured when Bellevue driver hits gas instead of brake
Posted on Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 at 5:35 pm
BELLEVUE, WA – A bystander was injured when a driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the break in a parking lot in Bellevue on Wednesday.
A driver was in a silver sedan in a parking spot in front of a strip mall in the 12800 block of SE 38 Street. The driver accidentally stepped on the gas pedal instead of breaking, crashed the vehicle onto the curb and into the store façade.
The victim was a bystander and suffered an injury to their leg. The driver did not sustain any injuries.
Some structural damage to the building was reported.
One person suffered a leg injury when a driver hit the gas pedal instead of the break in the 12800 blk SE 38th St. There’s some structural damage to the building. The driver was not injured. pic.twitter.com/r5E8stDMe9
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) March 31, 2021
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