A 77-year-old woman was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after Orleans police said she backed into a pedestrian and several cars in a grocery store parking lot.
The incident happened just before 3:40 p.m. on May 13 in the Shaw’s grocery store parking lot at 9 West Rd. in Orleans, according to police.
The 77-year-old woman was reversing out of a parking space when her vehicle suddenly accelerated, police said.
The woman hit several other cars parked in the lot and a pedestrian, Orleans police said.
The pedestrian had non-life threatening injuries from the crash.
However, the 77-year-old woman driving — who was found “on the ground” when first responders arrived — was seriously injured from the collisions, police said.
The woman was brought to Cape Cod Hospital. Her condition was unknown as of Wednesday morning, according to police.
The incident is under investigation by the Orleans Police Department and the Cape Cod Regional Crash Reconstruction Team.
Anyone with information is asked to call Orleans Police Det. Sgt. Hannah Greene at 508-255-0117.
