St. Pete woman drives into home, injuring dog inside: FHP
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - An 87-year-old St. Petersburg woman who meant to stop her car ended up accelerating and crashing into a home on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The backstory:
Troopers say the woman was traveling eastbound in the parking lot of Oak Ridge Wesleyan Church at 11000 110th Avenue North shortly after 2 p.m.
Instead of stopping her vehicle as she intended, troopers say she accelerated, traveled across the roadway, and eventually crashed into a home at 10985 110th Avenue North.
Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol
The driver was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one resident was home at the time and was not injured.
A dog inside the home was injured and taken to an area veterinarian.
The Source: This story was written with information provided by the Florida Highway Patrol.