Bull.
Here in Los Angeles ... an old man plowed through 2 entire blocks of the Santa Monica outdoor market before stopping. Yes, two blocks. When they pulled him from the car people had to be restrained from beating him up ... but he was totally confused.
This is typical of the kinds of problems old people have with accelerators. They are certain they have their foot on the brake.
BTW ... the old man at the Santa Monica market killed 10 people on that sunny afternoon last year.