Stuck Accelerator–Just 50 Seconds to Act

When a passenger in a speeding car dialed 911 and reached a California Highway Patrol dispatcher, there was just 50 seconds to act before the vehicle crashed, rolled and burst into flames, killing a veteran off-duty CHP officer and his family. On a logging tape of the call, a passenger in the speeding car said the accelerator was stuck on the Lexus and that they were traveling 120 mph. After obtaining the car’s location, the dispatcher asked if they could turn the car off, but the passenger didn’t answer. Within seconds, there is screaming and the sounds of a collision as the vehicle rear-ended another car at an intersection, and then crashed. Read more about the incident and listen to the logging tape here, and then consider what quick advice you might give such a caller.