ON FRIDAY EVENING CREWS FROM COMPANY 17 AND MON EMS WERE ALERTED FOR A MVA  AT THE UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER. LIEUTENANTS 17-6 AND 17-7 ARRIVED ON SCENE TO REPORT ONE CAR OVER THE EMBANKMENT WITH NEGATIVE ENTRAPMENT. LADDER 176 RESPONDED AND ESTABLISHED  SCENE LIGHTING USING THE FLOOD LIGHTS ON THE AERIAL TO HELP WITH RECOVERY OPERATIONS. THE DRIVER  WAS UNINJURED AFTER JUMPING FROM THE RUN AWAY VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ADVISED THAT THE GAS PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE  VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL.