` ` I pushed the gas pedal ... and it just stuck there , '' said Jim Sikes . `` We are extremely thankful that there was a safe end to this , '' Pennings said . He had to get help from the California Highway Patrol to recover his car . A Toyota spokesman said the automaker had been notified of the incident .
` ` I pushed the gas pedal ... and it just stuck there , '' said Jim Sikes . He had to get help from the California Highway Patrol to recover his car . A Toyota spokesman said the automaker had been notified of the incident .