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ROCKWALL COUNTY, Texas — Driving a car you can’t stop is, arguably, something of a driver’s nightmare. Unfortunately for one 16 year old in Texas, that’s exactly the situation he found himself in last December. Stuck behind the wheel of a run-away Hyundai Elantra (a Ford Focus-sized saloon sold in the US), Elez Lushaj had no choice but to hang on for dear life – darting around lanes of traffic at 120mph, unable to stop.
According to the Daily Mail, faced with a “stuck accelerator pedal” Lushaj phoned 911 for help – saying: “I cannot stop. The gas is stuck. I’ve tried pulling it up. I’ve tried hitting the brakes. I’ve tried the [hand brake].”
911 operators went as far as calling a Hyundai dealership for help, but to no avail – the staff unable to come up with a solution. The car eventually crashed spectacularly – leaving the road and flipping four times as Lushaj swerved hard to avoid a large truck. Thankfully Lujash survived without serious injury.
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