Apparently she thought she was applying the brake pedal. She insists that was the case, that she was not mistaken, and that the error lies with the car. She refuses to entertain the possibility of human error on her part.
Mechanics have not found anything wrong with the car, and telemetry indicates the accelerator pedal was held to the floor.
Even though McNorgan dodged a prison term that the Crown wanted, defence lawyer Phillip Millar said McNorgan maintains she did nothing wrong and they still plan to appeal her convictions and sentence to the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Either way, she clearly can't be allowed to drive ever again, at minimum. The current sentence bans her from driving for five years, but she has already taken a driving test in case she does get to drive again.