Obviously it's all pure speculation, but I'd be going with the panic-induced stomping of the accelerator either mistaking it for the brake or thinking they were in reverse.
Pretty terrifying regardless.
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Obviously it's all pure speculation, but I'd be going with the panic-induced stomping of the accelerator either mistaking it for the brake or thinking they were in reverse.
Pretty terrifying regardless.