Rat's nuts nearly causes woman to wreck

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Rat's nuts nearly causes woman to wreck

ARDMORE, Okla. (AP) - An unlikely culprit was to blame for a stuck throttle and a near traffic accident. Carol Windham was forced to run a red light Wednesday when her gas pedal stuck down after she hit the brakes.

Pressing both feet on the brake, she managed to get her 1984 Chevrolet van through the intersection unscathed and was able to stop it near a fast-food restaurant.

The van was towed to an auto repair shop, where mechanic Jeff Rutledge popped the hood and found a bunch of pecans.

"There were probably 50 pecans," he said. "It looked like a wood rat had nested."

Apparently, when Windham depressed the brake pedal, one of the pecans fell and lodged next to the accelerator cable, causing the throttle to stick open.

Rutledge said rat problems are not uncommon this time of year.

"It makes about the third one we've had over the last two weeks," he said. "Rats can chew through fuel lines and electrical wires, too."

Windham checked the engine compartment of her other vehicle when she got home and found more pecans and half an apple.

"We put peanut butter on the rat trap, put it on one of the tires and tied it down," she said.

The next morning, Windham found the rat dead.

[CoasterCreator]

this almost caused me to crash

[northcat_8]

cause a crash??? Only for those following me too close

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