uninteded acceleration?

In the early 80s was in my friends 1967 Impala Fastback LOL 327 and we're waiting at a stop sign to take a left onto a major street so he cranks the wheel to the left and punches it! Well the throttle stuck and of course he stabbed the brakes which made the car go straight across the street and smashed into the telephone pole dead center! Luckily we had not got up too much speed, but enough for me to smash my head on the dashboard. This could explain things....
Steering wheel lock takin out long time ago and a switch on the dash that shuts the whole show down completely.