A 77-year-old driver damaged his own car after mistaking the gas pedal for the brake while manoeuvring out of a parking space in Erfurt on Friday evening, police reported. The incident happened when the man drove straight into an adjacent fence, causing total damage to his car. Police said the driver made the mistake during the attempt to leave the rental parking space. The collision with the fence was the result. The latest status of the case was not described in the police release.