As an engineer I call BS on this story.
I’ll take bets too... any takers? I would put good money on it that there is a physical brake that overrides the electronic brakes.
Wait... you’ll see.
Remember when there was a rash of lawsuits against one carmaker when a frantic motorist claimed he could not brake and they had to pull a cop car in front of him to slow it down and stop it? It turned out the electronic black box showed he was holding the gas pedal down and braking at the same time. A few other cases popped up and were dropped.
Agreed. And don't overlook what BobL pointed out (before I did LOL). The alleged victim runs his own "social enterprise". Those people try to make money by being attention seeking do-gooders used to making up a cause with no substance to support it. To them it's never about the reality. It's about the story.