A 94-year-old man ripped through a Sacramento car wash at 40 mph on Friday before crashing into a wall, according to Fox 40.

After paying for the wash, the man took off and could not get his foot off the gas. He then slammed into a wall on the other side of the car wash.

No one was hurt, but a car wash employee said someone had pulled out of the parking lot just a few seconds before impact.

Car washes are no stranger to dramatic crashes. One crash set a Massachusetts gas station on fire last month, and employees sprinted to drag her to safety.

Also last month, a car wash in Pennsylvania exploded, injuring two people and destroying the building.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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