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This sounds like an excuse I'd give the Police..... 
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Helpless driver taken for ride in car gone wild
February 3, 2004
DENVER -- A woman was shaken but unhurt after a wild, 75-mile ride at speeds over 100 mph that began when her brakes failed and her car accelerated out of control.
Police finally stopped the car on Interstate 70 in west Denver by getting a cruiser in front of it, slowing until their bumpers touched, then bringing both vehicles to a stop.
''It had a mind of its own,'' 20-year-old Angel Eck said Sunday. The car ''kept accelerating, and my foot wasn't even down on the gas.''
Eck was westbound on I-70 Friday night when her 1997 Pontiac Sunfire began racing out of control. Nothing she tried would slow the car down. She flipped on her hazards and dodged traffic while trying to use her cell phone, but she was out of her service area.
After about 45 frantic minutes, she was able to reach a friend on her cell phone. He called 911.
Police cleared the highway as Eck made her way across Denver. When it appeared they had no other options, officers decided to slow Eck's car with their cruiser.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nw...ws-drive03.html
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Helpless driver taken for ride in car gone wild
February 3, 2004
DENVER -- A woman was shaken but unhurt after a wild, 75-mile ride at speeds over 100 mph that began when her brakes failed and her car accelerated out of control.
Police finally stopped the car on Interstate 70 in west Denver by getting a cruiser in front of it, slowing until their bumpers touched, then bringing both vehicles to a stop.
''It had a mind of its own,'' 20-year-old Angel Eck said Sunday. The car ''kept accelerating, and my foot wasn't even down on the gas.''
Eck was westbound on I-70 Friday night when her 1997 Pontiac Sunfire began racing out of control. Nothing she tried would slow the car down. She flipped on her hazards and dodged traffic while trying to use her cell phone, but she was out of her service area.
After about 45 frantic minutes, she was able to reach a friend on her cell phone. He called 911.
Police cleared the highway as Eck made her way across Denver. When it appeared they had no other options, officers decided to slow Eck's car with their cruiser.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nw...ws-drive03.html