SPRINGFIELD - A bizarre one-car traffic crash ended with a man operating a Mercedes-Benz inadvertently pressing on the accelerator and striking the side wall of the Illinois Executive Mansion grounds at 8:23 p.m. Friday.

The 2010 black Mercedes-Benz Utility vehicle operator was Nils R. Thunman, 87, of Springfield, IL.

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ISP said no citations were issued after the preliminary investigation and the accident at 410 E. Jackson St. in Springfield appeared accidental.

Additionally, no citations were issued.