The Brief
- An 87-year-old St. Petersburg woman drove into a home Monday afternoon after troopers said she accelerated her vehicle when she meant to brake.
- The driver was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- A resident inside the home was not injured, but a dog was injured and taken to a veterinarian.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – An 87-year-old St. Petersburg woman who meant to stop her car ended up accelerating and crashing into a home on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The backstory:
Troopers say the woman was traveling eastbound in the parking lot of Oak Ridge Wesleyan Church at 11000 110th Avenue North shortly after 2 p.m. …