# 2006 LEXUS IS 250 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `747525` · 2009-12-09 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** IS 250
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 24,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS IS250.  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT RAPIDLY INCREASED ITS SPEED UP TO 90 MPH . HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR- MAT FROM UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF OF THE ROAD AND THEN INTO A DITCH.  WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, ONE OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED FROM THE FRONT SEAT; SINCE HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE OTHER THREE PASSENGERS HAD BRUISES LACERATIONS, AND WERE HOSPITALIZED.  THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.      UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF  UPDATED 05/13/10.*JB UPDATED 9/29/2011*CW
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