# 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `763844` · 2010-02-17 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** MATRIX
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. OUR SON WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, HE RAN A RED LIGHT AND  SWERVED TO AVOID A CAR AND CRASHED WITHOUT SLOWING AT ALL. HE WAS KILLED. HE WAS A CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND WAS FEARFUL OF HIGH SPEEDS.  *TR      UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF  UPDATED 10/14/10 UPDATE 9/21/2011*CW
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