Here is an update posted to the story on lgf:
An interesting coincidence (and possible motive for revenge?) from earlier this month, when an elderly man lost control of his car and ran into a crowd outside Omeed Aziz Popal’s mosque: Car injures 11 outside mosque. (Hat tip: Adam.)
A 77-year-old man plowed his car into a group gathered outside a Hayward mosque Friday afternoon, injuring 11, police said.
Because the members of the Abu Bakr Siddiq Mosque mostly belong to the Afghan community, reports of the incident initially sparked fears of a hate crime, but Sgt. Corey Quinn said police are investigating the incident as an accident.
Four of the people hit in the parking lot of the mosque were treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Quinn said, with seven others declining immediate medical care.
The driver, who was unhurt, was not cited, Quinn said. “It was not on purpose,” Quinn said. “It was one of those things that just happened.”
People that age are always crashing into post offices, medical centers and Social Security offices, etc. here in Florida, so I would seriously doubt that he had any intention of running into anybody. I have never mistaken the accelerator for the brake pedal in my entire life, but it seems to be a common error among some citizens in Florida (who I think should be subjected to serious yearly checks and not allowed to drive if they fail any of them).