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Video: Mo. troopers pursue driver with stuck gas pedal

A woman’s Kia Sorento got stuck at 100 percent throttle with troopers in pursuit

Kansas City Star

BETHANY, Mo. — A 47-year-old Iowa woman walked away uninjured after her SUV’s accelerator became stuck on Interstate 35 in Missouri and took her on a high-speed ride with highway troopers in pursuit.

Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Sheldon Lyon says the woman’s 2011 Kia Sorento hit speeds in excess of 110 mph Sunday after getting stuck at 100 percent throttle.

Full Story: Stuck accelerator takes woman on high-speed ride up I-35