BRADENTON, Fla.- A 79-year-old Florida woman backed over seven pedestrians Sunday morning while backing out of a handicapped space in a church parking lot, killing three people, police say.

Doreen Landstra was backing out of a space in the parking lot of her mobile home community in East Bradenton when she lost control of her SUV, striking the 7 pedestrians and crashing over a curb before finally coming to rest partially submerged in a nearby creek.

Witness Jan Verstveg told Bay News 9 that he watched Landstra reverse into the crowd. Landstra told witnesses “somehow the pedal got stuck” and that “it was all a terrible accident,” Verstveg recalled. Some witnesses told Bay News 9 they “heard screams.”

According to media outlets, the 79 year-old woman mistakenly shifted her car into reverse instead of drive, causing her to go on the reckless rampage that mercilessly killed three. Currently, she has not been charged but local police are investigating the incident.

Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Gregory Bueno declined to provide CNN with details regarding Landstra’s condition at the time of the crash and was unable to speculate on possible charges she may face. The Florida Highway Patrol said in a report that the accident was not alcohol related.

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