Honda Pilot allegedly accelerated to 120 mph without the driver pressing the gas pedal. The teenager’s mother called 911 after he struggled to control the runaway Honda. Police helped stop the speeding SUV using a controlled crash to avoid a disaster.

Sam Dutchner, the 18-year-old driver of the Pilot, claims that his car started to accelerate without his foot on the throttle pedal and wouldn’t slow down, eventually reaching speeds of 120 mph. Dutcher, a student studying auto mechanics, said that he “had the brake to the floor,” according to the AP, but that the Pilot continued to accelerate.

A teen in Minnesota was recently saved by a crash after his car malfunctioned, causing him to accelerate to more than 100 mph. Sam Dutcher last month was finished running a few errands when his 18-year-old Honda Pilot seemed to malfunction.

A trooper managed to speed in front of the Honda and told Sam by phone to crash into the rear of his squad car, allowing it to ease safely to a stop. (Minnesota State Patrol via AP) Sam Dutcher had just finished running errands when the 18-year-old's Honda Pilot suddenly began to accelerate,

Sam Dutcher says he had finished running errands when his Honda Pilot suddenly accelerated over 100 mph, eventually forcing authorities to coordinate a controlled crash in the western Minnesota countryside to save the 18-year-old.

Dutcher watched as his car accelerated to 113 mph, and he was unable to slow down. He called 911 as he maneuvered his car along city streets and the highway. Several state patrol cars were dispatched,