It is troubling that so many drivers are so clueless and inexperienced.
When I was about 20, I had a car where the throttle stuck. I didn’t miss a beat, threw it into neutral, came to a stop and shut the engine off. I then, drove the car with the throttle still stuck, about 3 miles to my mechanic to get it fixed.
Taking the guy’s story at face value, one thing becomes painfully obvious.
Witness: The guy is supposedly in a car that is accelerating in an out of control manner. He chooses to call 911 (government) to help him with his problem. If the guy is able to place a phone call to 911 while driving an out of control car, he’s darn well able to take a few moments to think and then figure out a way out of his problem.
But no, he’s an indoctrinated liberal who expects government to take care of him.
I actually had the same problem with my old car at that age too. Did the same thing you did, but after I restarted the car I was able to continue driving normally.
When I was a tender 18, my first car caught fire under the dashboard. With smike filling the passenger area, I slipped it into neutral and guided it off the freeway. As it slowed, I shut off the engine and coasted to a stop.
My younger brother had a hood pop up on him at freeway speed. He did about the same thing.
No big deal. Anticipate problems and deal with them.