Woman about to hand in drivers licence crashes into car, home at Plympton Park
A woman who mistook the accelerator for the brakes before smashing into a house says she was going to give up her driver’s licence within weeks.
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A 69-year-old driver who said she was planning to hand in her driver’s licence next month has crashed into a house at Plympton Park.
Jennifer Baker said she was on the way to the shops before she mistook the accelerator for the brake, crashing into a car, then a house on Ferry Avenue.
BREAKING: A driver who says she was planning on handing in her licence next month has crashed her car into a house at Plympton Park. 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | https://t.co/8ftPfFYTVQ#7NEWSpic.twitter.com/jlVxWajc5W
— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) October 20, 2022
“I couldn’t control the car properly, so that’s what happened I smashed into the other car going the other way, and yeah, it’s a write off,” Ms Baker told 7NEWS.
Two MFS firetrucks and eight firefighters attended the scene. The SES and police also attended.
No injuries were reported.
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