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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 762775 · 2010-02-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY FATHER WAS DRIVING A 2006 CAMRY. HE WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A SUPERMARKET SHOPPING CENTER IN PALISADES PARK, NJ. HE DECIDED TO GO FORWARD AND THEN BACK UP AGAIN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GO FORWARD SLOWLY AND BRIEFLY, THE ACCELERATOR OPENED FULL-THROTTLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. HE HIT TWO PEOPLE WHILE TRYING TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND THEN SLAMMED INTO A LONG ROW OF SHOPPING CARTS. THE CAR SHUT OFF ONCE IT COLLIDED WITH THE CARTS. ONE OF THE PERSONS WAS KILLED. THE OTHER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM. THE CAR WAS EXAMINED BY THE PALISADES PARK POLICE AND FOUND TO HAVE NO OBSERVABLE DEFECT WITH THE ACCELERATOR. MY FATHER HAD THE CAR FIXED AND ENDED UP SELLING IT, SO IT IS STILL ON THE ROAD. I WOULD HAVE TO SEARCH HIS FILES AND SEE IF ANY INFORMATION WAS SAVED ABOUT THE CAR. PERHAPS HIS VIN # WOULD BE TRACEABLE THROUGH HIS FORMER INSURANCE COMPANY, ALL-STATE, OR THE PALISADES NJ POLICE DEPT. *TR UPDATED 03/14/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 08/06/10 UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10310551
Machine
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