WAS DRIVING EAST. BEGAN BRAKING TO TURN NORTH ON CROSSROAD. INITIATED TURN AND THE CAR EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION. THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND STRONGLY. DRIVER PUSHED GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL AND BRAKED HARDER BUT THE CAR HIT A LIGHT POLE. THE DAMAGE TOTALED THE CAR AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG, THUMB AND RIBS. *TR