PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT ON 2/8/2008 AT 8:55PM THERE WERE 2-3 EPISODES WITHIN A 6 YEAR PERIOD WHEN ANA LOPEZ FELT THE VEHICLE MILDLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE EPISODES WERE SO MILD THAT SHE QUESTIONED HERSELF WHETHER THE CAR TRULY ACCELERATED AND SO SHE NEVER HAD THE CAR INSPECTED. HOWEVER, ON 2/8/2008 AT 8:55PM WHILE DRIVING HOME HEADING SOUTH ON THE VETERANS EXPRESSWAY IN TAMPA SHE EXPERIENCED WHAT SHE DESCRIBES AS THE MOST FRIGHTENING EVENT IN HER LIFE. THE FIRST SIGN THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING WRONG WAS THE DASH LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF SO SHE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER SO SHE COULD CALL HER HUSBAND AND MAKE HIM AWARE OF HOW THE CAR WAS PERFORMING. AS SHE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AND VEERING OFF THE ROAD ON THE OUTSIDE LANE, WHICH WAS WITNESSED, THE VEHICLE MAD A VERY POWERFUL ACCELERATION ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD ACCELERATION SOUND AND LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY AS THE CAR BEGAN TO STEER TO THE LEFT GOING BACK INTO TRAFFIC LANES. SHE FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOW CONTROLLING ITSELF AND SHORTLY AFTER BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE BARRIER WALL AND CAME TO A FINAL REST ON THE RIGHT SOUTHBOUND LANE. ANA LOPEZ SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO HER RIGHT LEG AND SPENT 2 MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL AND REHAB UNIT WHERE SHE SUFFERED GREATLY WITH PAIN AND CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM PAIN AND DEBILITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PROFESSIONAL INSPECTOR AT HER HOME AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. BUT THE INSPECTION W