Driver crashes into suburban medical clinic waiting room after mistaking gas for brake

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date Sept. 8, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated Sept. 8, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/car-crash-into-suburban-medical-clinic-waiting-room-sends-1-to-hospital/3986198/

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A person was hospitalized after they were injured by flying debris when a driver mistook their gas pedal for the brake and crashed into the waiting room of a suburban medical clinic on Tuesday morning, authorities said. Around 10:22 a.m., a man stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake and drov...