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| Man crashes car through garage and into pool after flip-flops get entangled in pedals | Man crashes car through garage and into pool after flip-flops get entangled in pedals |
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| A story that is yet further proof, as if it were needed, that the humble flip-flop is not only a fashion crime, but is also a danger to the well-being of people everywhere. | A story that is yet further proof, as if it were needed, that the humble flip-flop is not only a fashion crime, but is also a danger to the well-being of people everywhere. |
| An 85-year-old man was left shocked but unharmed on Saturday after he somehow managed to entangle his flip-flops with the pedals of his car and launch the vehicle into a backyard pool at his home in Altadena, California. | An 85-year-old man was left shocked but unharmed on Saturday after he somehow managed to entangle his flip-flops with the pedals of his car and launch the vehicle into a backyard pool at his home in Altadena, California. |
| Officers responded around 11:45 am local time to a report of a car crashing into a pool in the 2700 block of Scripps Place, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told KNBC-TV. | Officers responded around 11:45 am local time to a report of a car crashing into a pool in the 2700 block of Scripps Place, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told KNBC-TV. |
| The man was attempting to park his car in the garage when he lost control of the vehicle and drove it through a rear garage door and into the pool where it ended up fully submerged. He was able to escape the car unharmed. | The man was attempting to park his car in the garage when he lost control of the vehicle and drove it through a rear garage door and into the pool where it ended up fully submerged. He was able to escape the car unharmed. |
| He was the sole victim of the accident as fortunately no one was in the pool at the time. | |
| The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. | The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. |