Jersey City police car
Jersey City police car
(Jersey Journal File Photo)
A Cliffside Park woman driving in her car in Jersey City on Friday hit a pedestrian after the "heel of her boot" jammed the gas pedal causing her to lose control of her car, authorities said.
The 35-year-old woman was driving a BMW 5S along Washington Boulevard yesterday around 11:14 a.m., according to police reports.
The woman told police that she was attempting to slow down at a traffic light at Pavonia Avenue when the "heel of her boot got lodged between the floor board and the gas pedal," according to police reports. When the car accelerated, the woman said she lost control of the car, according to police reports.
The car then then jumped the curb and struck a small fence, a traffic pole, pedestrian safety pillars and also a man on the sidewalk, according to police reports.
The man told police he was waiting on the sidewalk to cross Washington Boulevard when the woman's BMW jumped the curb and then hit him, according to police reports.
The man complained of pains in his right leg and was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, according to police reports.