A driver trying to park outside a Dunkin Donuts store in Fairfield hit the gas instead of the brakes, accelerating into oncoming traffic and colliding with a van on Thursday, according to police.
Police said the woman was trying to park in the Dunkin Donuts lot at 1910 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield around 1 p.m. Thursday when her foot hit the gas pedal by accident.
Surveillance video shows her sedan speeding over the sidewalk and into oncoming traffic, hitting a painting van that was traveling northbound on Black Rock Turnpike and causing it to flip over. The van slid across the two northbound lanes and the sedan that struck it started smoking.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Fairfield police spokesman Lt. James Perez said the surveillance footage "highlights the danger while driving."
"Everyone should always be aware of their surroundings at all times," Perez said in a statement Thursday.
