Man Going 110 MPH Crashes Car After Accelerator Gets Stuck
Georgia EMT James Bennefield was on his way home when he says his accelerator suddenly became stuck. No matter how hard Bennefield says he tried, he couldn’t slow down. Instead, his car actually picked up speed up to 110 miles an hour. Bennefield says he decided if he was going to die, he didn’t want anyone else injured, so he steered into an empty parking lot to crash his car. Incredibly, his only injury was a dislocated thumb. A GoFundMe was created to help with his medical bills
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I guess the car didn't have a neutral gear
I can totally hear his fear and compare that to how he is probably normally/during the interview like….you really cant help how react in these situations. Fear gets you bo matter what. Scary!
Good thing that EMT is calm under pressure.parking break? Put it in neutral?Turn off the car? Situational awareness
This is similar to what happened in 2009, which is why Toyota had to recall many of their models in the US that year
Couldn't turn the car off or throw it into neutral? Come on…..
I literally can't believe he's still alive and mostly uninjured on top of that.
I thought N was for nitrous mode
This happened to my dad back in 1997. 10 year old me was in the back seat and my mom was in the front. We had a red 1996 ford explorer. The accelerator got stuck after he floored it to pass a slow vehicle. He was slamming on the brakes and they overheated, so basically worthless. I feel for that guy. Very lucky!
why he scream like a little girl tho? i have no knowledge of cars but i do have the common sense to put your shift in neutral and let it slow down on its own. what an moron lmao, has the time to call 911 and scream, but not slow down with his stick
Guys, if this ever happens to you, just put your car into neutral. Yes you can put it in neutral at any speed, if the car is not in a gear then the engine will rev but it will not continue driving, instead it will slow down with brakes or on its own.
Crazy how people fold under pressure like dude calm down and just put it in neutral
PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL.
This was before I saw the expert. But yeah this should 100% be taught in driver’s ed.
How do you wreck a car to look like that and end up un injured? Holey moley.
God wasn't done with you yet
WTF? If you turn off the engine you DO NOT lose power of anything…. What kind of car is he driving
Turn the ignition off
No details
This happen to me in my old 97 jeep Cherokee… I panicked it was gaining speed. Thank god my brother was with me … He told me to stomp the accelerator quick. I did, and it got unstuck. 😅 🙏🏻
Is this a lawsuit?
Alive and Uninjured? Maybe physically but you can tell he won’t be the same mentally.
I grew up around cars so my first thought would be to put it in neutral and coast. I'm glad what he did worked out tho. That was close
Is it hard to brake if your accelarator is stuck? I know nothing about cars and this is terrifying. Glad he’s ok!
Put it in neutral, dip$hit. 🤦♀️
Neutral baby
It’s a true miracle his car crashed👍
GOD BLESS YOU MAN, I'M SO GLAD YOU MADE IT OUT OK. 🙏🏼
What a an idiot. Turn the key towards you, problem solved. Shift to neutral, problem solved.
Back in 2015 I had the same thing happen in my 06 Mustang, I went to pass a car in the countryside hwy, went back over and the car continued accelerating while I was approaching a dump truck from behind. Got the car in neutral and discovered the floor matt had pinned the accelerator. Terrifying experience to this day that I hope will never happen again.
Thanks for sharing this tip because I've seen several stories of a stuck accelerator and I had no idea what I should do if it ever happens to me. So glad he is Alive ❤️