Thursday, November 03, 2011

86-year-old woman drives car into swimming pool

An 86-year-old woman in America is recovering after accidentally driving her car into a swimming pool. It happened when Mary Lee Fine, who lives in a retirement home in Austin, Texas, tried to get into her car through the passenger seat because the driver's side was blocked by another car.



After starting the car, it unexpectedly went into drive, reversed and hit another vehicle. It then sped through the parking area, hitting a fence and finally landing in the pool.

"In pushing myself to get over, I either hit the key or the gear shift, I don't know what happened, but the car backed up - wooo whoom," she said. Mrs Fine's car started filling with water but it was propped up by a garden chair that was knocked into the pool during the incident.



It stopped the car from sinking, allowing Mrs Fine to remain safe until her neighbour was able to wade into the pool and rescue her. Luckily, she said, the water was warm. She added she may take a taxi the next time she goes shopping.

Video.

2 comments:

SteveC said...

I'm a bit confused. How can the car back up in reverse and go into the pool going forward? (as in the picture)

Anonymous said...

It scares me that people like this are driving. Please if you can't drive well, DON'T! She could have killed someone. And all she says is she might take a taxi to go shopping next time. Scary.