PEABODY, MASS. (WHDH) - An elderly driver crashed into their own house in Peabody on Friday after mistaking the accelerator for the brake, police said.
Emergency crews responding to a reported crash on Essex Green Lane around 2 p.m. found a sedan that had crashed into the front of a home, according to the Peabody Police Department.
The 88-year-old driver was uninjured.
The house has since been inspected and deemed OK.
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