SHORELINE, Wash. - A split-second accident on Tuesday killed an elderly woman and left her two friends in critical condition.
It happened in front of stunned shoppers in Shoreline along Aurora Avenue. Police on the scene said the women were not able to speak as medics worked on them.
It appears the three elderly friends inside the car had just left a lunch date.
The three were regulars at the Shari’s restaurant just across the parking lot from the crash. They would come in every couple of weeks and eat lunch and catch up on each others’ lives.
It appears that the driver somehow lost control of her car as they pulled away from the restaurant and crashed into a post. Deputies say it appears the driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake.
People inside the craft store said they car had to have been moving pretty fast because the building shook like an earthquake:
The impact didn’t look all that great, but the air bags in the Honda accord deployed, and those alone can do quite a bit of damage, especially to an elderly woman.
The women were all at least 80 years old. The woman who died was in the front passenger seat. Both the driver and a backseat passenger are also in critical condition.
"We just heard a loud bang. You could see the lights shaking. Sounded like something hit the building....It really breaks my heart I was at the store with my gramma and seeing it is just really sad,” said witness Alison Grabick.
No one else was hurt.
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