# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `755528` · 2010-01-31 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 12,000
- **Speed:** 75 mph
## Narrative
ON 11/4/09 I WAS DRIVING A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. AS I APPROACHED A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT ON MCLENDREE CHURCH ROAD, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA., I TOOK MY RIGHT FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO BRAKE.  INSTANTLY THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND EVEN THOUGH I USED BOTH FEET TO BRAKE,  THE CAR CONTINUED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND OUT OF CONTROL.  I CROSSED A CURB AND STRUCK ON ONCOMING VEHICLE.  ON JAN. 5, 2010, IN THE GWINNETT COUNTY GA. RECORDER'S COURT,  I PLED "NOLO CONTENDERE" TO THE CHARGE OF "FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SAFE EQUIPMENT". *TR
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