NORWICH – The Norwich Police and Fire Departments responded to Birdsall Street in the City of Norwich Wednesday after an elderly woman crashed her car into the side of a house.

According to police, the driver, Teresa Bucalo, 81, of Westcott Street, Norwich, was attempting to turn around in a driveway when she mistakenly placed her foot on the gas instead of the brake.

That accident took place at about 1:22 p.m. yesterday.