On thursday, august 15, i was in camarillo for a haircut appointment. it was 11:25 and my appointment was at 11:40. i was already in the parking space, moving at a slow speed and was approximately 6 ft. from the raised concrete curb at the end of the parking space. suddenly the car began to accelerate and i observed smoke from the tires. i later saw this was caused by the tires digging into the asphalt. during the sudden, unintended acceleration i kept wondering how i was going to stop the car. fortunately there was a sturdy tree that stopped the car before crossing the road into traffic. when the car hit the tree the airbag deployed and my only damage was a severely bruised chest and a burnt arm from the gases expelled by the airbag. i saw the car hit the tree, saw the airbag deploy and felt a sense of relief that the car was finally stopped. since i had so few feet left to drive before i parked the car there is no way that i would have stomped on the gas hard enough to cause the tires to burn out, leaving gouge marks in the asphalt.