Car Crashes Into Merritt Island Hallmark Store
MERRITT ISLAND, Florida -- 80-year-old Joanne Youngblood of Rockledge, Florida was driving a 2009 Hyundai in the parking lot of a shopping plaza located at 125 East Merritt Island Causeway in Merritt Island, Florida.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, as Youngblood attempted to park in a parking space, she hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal. The Hyundai then hit a 2007 Chevy 4-Door and continued into the front of a Hallmark Card store located in the shopping plaza.
Youngblood was ticketed for careless driving and will be recommended by FHP for a driver's license re-examination.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, as Youngblood attempted to park in a parking space, she hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal. The Hyundai then hit a 2007 Chevy 4-Door and continued into the front of a Hallmark Card store located in the shopping plaza.
Youngblood was ticketed for careless driving and will be recommended by FHP for a driver's license re-examination.
