The teen was driving an SUV near West Fargo, North Dakota, when the car suddenly accelerated and the brakes would not work.

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 last-ditch plan averted disaster on a September evening when a teen in a runaway car was told to crash into the rear of a Minnesota State Patrol squad car.

Quick-thinking law enforcement officers in northern Minnesota were able to stop a Honda Pilot that apparently malfunctioned, leaving the teen driver racing uncontrollably toward a dead-end.

Sam Dutcher had just finished running errands when the 18-year-old’s Honda Pilot suddenly began to accelerate, even though his foot wasn’t on the gas pedal. The brake wouldn’t work, he couldn’t shift into neutral and,

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,