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A flip flop may have led to a March 22 crash that demolished the front end of a 50th Anniversary Corvette in a small Missouri town.
The 71-year-old driver of the 2003 Corvette told police after the crash in Eureka Old Town that she didn’t know what happened, but Captain Michael Werges believes a flip flop may have been a contributing factor in the crash that resulted in the car running into the wall of a vacant building that was formerly the site of an automotive shop.
“When we talked to her, she said she didn’t know what happened, her car just took off,” Werges said. “When she was being checked by paramedics, officers looked in the car. They noticed she didn’t have her shoe on. Her flip-flop was stuck, wedged under the pedal. We’re not exactly sure how that all happened, but it was very quick.”
The driver suffered moderate injuries and had to be transported to a local hospital, where she was treated and released. Her Corvette is not drivable, according to Werges, not surprising news once you take a look at the photo of the demolished car.
Meanwhile, the building she hit suffered minor damage to a cinder block wall but is still habitable, police said.
While navigating a right turn from South Central Avenue onto Dreyer Avenue, the driver lost control of the Corvette that then jumped the curb near the Shelter Insurance building at 207 South Central Avenue and slammed into the side of the building at 12 Dreyer Avenue.
“Luckily, there were no severe injuries,” Werges said of the crash, which happened around 3:30 p.m. “Central (Avenue) is right there, and that’s a really busy time of day.”
Source:
Eureka Fire Protection District / Facebook via myleaderpaper.com
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Flip flops? Would she also drive wearing giant foam fingers on her hands?
This would appear to be yet another example of someone who does not take the responsibilities associated with operating a machine, in this case driving a car (especially one as powerful as a Corvette), sufficiently seriously.
Either wear suitable footwear or drive barefoot. You can always switch into flip flops, stilettos, or whatever (or put on your giant foam fingers) once you get to your destination.
Boy, that’s a shame. Nice looking C5 and now the resale value is going to be lower
because of the accident. I agree with DougR stick with the “New Balance” for driving, then
switch them out at your destination, Hope she’s OK.
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