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Truck Rams Into Home When Pasco Woman Hits Gas Pedal Instead Of Brake

A 65-year-old New Port Richey woman escaped injury after crashing into a home Saturday.

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The woman was backing out of a driveway at 6823 Willits Ave. in a 2004 Chevy Avalanche when she hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, traveled across Willits Avenue and struck an empty home at 6822 Willits Ave. (FHP)
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the woman was backing out of a driveway at 6823 Willits Ave. in a 2004 Chevy Avalanche when she hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, traveled across Willits Avenue and struck an empty home at 6822 Willits Ave. (FHP)
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the woman was backing out of a driveway at 6823 Willits Ave. in a 2004 Chevy Avalanche when she hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, traveled across Willits Avenue and struck an empty home at 6822 Willits Ave. (FHP)

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — A 65-year-old New Port Richey woman escaped injury after crashing into a home Saturday.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 9:33 a.m., the woman was backing out of a driveway at 6823 Willits Ave. in a 2004 Chevy Avalanche when she hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, traveled across Willits Avenue and struck an empty home at 6822 Willits Ave.

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