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A 56-year-old woman in the town of Harrison, N.Y., smashed into a stone wall and suffered  injuries Tuesday morning because of a stuck accelerator on a 2005 Toyota Prius, police said.


The woman was pulling out of her driveway facing forward when the accelerator stuck, acting Chief Anthony Marraccini said. The car "shot" across the street smashing into a stone wall (pictured), dislodging "some pretty big boulders," he said.


Marraccini said the floor mat - a part that has been blamed in other incidents of unintended acceleration in Priuses - was tied to the seat base with plastic ties and has been pretty much ruled out as a cause.


The car has been taken to police headquarters for further analysis. The driver, who did not wish to be identified, was being evaluated at White Plains Hospital Center. Harrison is located 30 minutes' drive from Manhattan.


On Monday, a 2008 Prius finally stopped after reaching speeds in excess of 94 miles per hour on a California interstate due to what its driver claimed was a stuck accelerator pedal.


That incident occurred in the same county - San Diego - where an off-duty CHP officer and three family members were killed last August in an incident that brought the issue to national attention and led to the first major recall over unintended acceleration.

Tags: Fuel Economy, Hybrid, Plug-ins and Electric, Toyota, Hybrid, New York, Toyota Accelerator Recall, Toyota Prius Crash

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Stuck Accelerator Causes Prius to Speed Out of Control, Crash, N.Y. Police Say was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.