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Driver Mixes Up Gas, Brakes, Crashes Into Pool

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- A driver who mixed up the gas and the brakes crashed into a pool Monday morning. Fortunately, she survived with minor injuries.

The 73-year-old woman drove up the hill, became airborne and plummeted into the pool at nearly 60 mph.

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Three people at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort jumped into the water to rescue the woman.

She was rushed to the hospital with minor injuries. Police gave her a ticket for careless driving.

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Crews will have to drain the pool before removing the vehicle.

It is unclear whether the vehicle will be roadworthy again.

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