Earlier this week, a 102-year-old woman crashed into her own house in Northern Santa Barbara County. According to KTLA News Channel Five, the wreck happened on Tuesday afternoon, on the 3800 block of Berwyn Drive, in Santa Maria. Initial reports indicate that the elderly woman got her pedals confused and accelerated into the side of her garage.

First responders rushed to the scene. The 102-year-old woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries. Thankfully, her injuries were described as minor at the time of the news report. There was some damage to her home in the crash. Pedal error is a common cause of parking lot and driveway crashes. Older drivers and recently licensed drivers are most often involved in crashes involving pedal error.