A driver in his 80s who insisted on sudden acceleration...When the police investigation began, "I stepped on the wrong pedal."

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A car driven by a driver in his 80s suddenly rushed into the sidewalk and hit the wall while passing through a child protection zone.

According to the police, the accident occurred at around 3 p.m. on the 1st in Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul.

The video at the time of the accident showed a black car driven by A suddenly rushing over the sidewalk to the wall of a residential-commercial building in an alleyway.

damaged the building wall and damaged the windshield and bumper of the vehicle.

Fortunately, there were no casualties, but the place where the accident occurred was a child protection zone, which could have led to major damage. Immediately after the

accident, A claimed to the police that it was a "sudden acceleration" and mentioned the vehicle defect.

However, when the police investigated in earnest, A admitted his mistake, saying, "I stepped on the wrong pedal."

The police explained that no casualties were caused by the accident, and that the case will be closed as driver A expressed his intention to compensate the building.

Meanwhile, as the number of pedal malfunction accidents of elderly drivers has increased recently, police said they will distribute pedal malfunction prevention devices to prevent this.

Reporter Park Sun-young of Digital News Team