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He was asleep in his bedroom when an SUV crashed through a wall and killed him

A Madera man died when the SUV driver hit the gas and not the brake and crashed into a bedroom.
A Madera man died when the SUV driver hit the gas and not the brake and crashed into a bedroom. Madera Police Department

A man asleep in his Madera apartment died when an SUV driver mistakenly put a foot on the gas pedal instead of the brake and crashed into an apartment bedroom, police say.

The incident took place on West Cleveland Avenue about 8 a.m. Sunday. Police say the distraught driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The victim had not been identified.

This story was originally published November 20, 2017 at 6:56 AM with the headline "He was asleep in his bedroom when an SUV crashed through a wall and killed him."

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