My car did this once. I was 16, new driver and the gas pedal just hit the floor without my having stepped on it and it took off full speed on a winding road with a cliff on each side. Talk about scared to death! I didn’t have alot of experience with cars but i did put it into neutral finally which wasn’t easy when i was trying to find neutral while trying to stay on the road. Engine still was running full bore. drifted to the side , pulled out the key and the damned engine was STILL revving!!!!
it was an oldsmobile and it turned out to be a problem with the cruise control system even though i wasn’t using the cruise control.
I can take the key out of one of my F150s going down the road. In fact I often take the key out and stick it in my pocket so I won’t forget and leave it in the ignition.
But this guy supposedly dug out his phone and called 911. (Newspeople are so gullible.)
ML/NJ