# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
> NHTSA complaint `736550` · 2009-09-21 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- **Miles at failure:** 38
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING ON PCH IN CORONA DEL MAR, CA AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 25 MPH. TRYING TO BRAKE AT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK WHERE A CAR WAS ALREADY STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE PRIUS. CAR DID NOT BRAKE, INSTEAD IT ACCELERATED AND THE CAR THAT WAS ALREADY STOPPED AT THE CROSSWALK WAS REARENDED. DRIVER OF PRIUS INJURED ANKLE. PRIUS IS TOTALED. POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. *TR
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