Police Capt. Scott Savino said no citations were issued.
NORTHAMPTON -- A floor mat that was pushed up and over the accelerator of an 88-year-old Connecticut woman’s car was the cause of a six-vehicle crash on King Street Monday afternoon.
Police Capt. Scott Savino said several of the victim’s suffered minor injuries. No citations were issued.
The crash occurred shortly after 2:45 p.m. as Josephine Noto, 88, of Somers, Conn., drove south on King Street. As Noto approached a line of vehicles stopped at the Finn Street traffic light, she sideswiped a vehicle and veered onto the curb.
Noto's car missed the next vehicle, one of six in the line, but then swerved back into the roadway, hitting the rear-quarter panel of the next vehicle in line.
She continued to travel south, sideswiping two more vehicles before crashing into the rear of a fifth vehicle and coming to a stop.
Noto told police the floor mat became stuck over the accelerator and forced her car to accelerate.