Woman crashes her Lexus into her house
She claims the car accelerated on its own
Updated: Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010, 12:25 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010, 6:18 PM EST
HORSESHOE BAY, Texas (KXAN) - A woman crashed her 2002 Lexus SC 430 into the side of her Horseshoe Bay home Monday.
Marilyn Butler said she was pulling into her garage when her accelerator allegedly malfunctioned causing her to crash the car through her dining room window.
Butler was not injured and said she has never had any problems with her car before.
She immediately checked Toyota's Web site to see if her car was among the millions of automobiles being recalled for faulty accelerator designs. Butler's Lexus was not covered under the recall.
The car had to be lifted out with a crane Tuesday morning.
A blue tarp is draped over the front of Butler's home to shield the broken windows.
Butler did not mention how much repairs would cost. No one was inside the home during the crash, only the family dog, who was not injured.
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