# 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `763885` · 2010-02-17 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **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:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
## Narrative
DRIVER IN TOYOTA PRIUS WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT.  ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, ROLLED OR DROVE INTO INTERSECTION WHERE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.  PRIUS DRIVER WAS KILLED.   UPDATED 03/14/10   *BF *TR  ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THERE WAS ONLY ONE DEATH AND NO INJURIES. UPDATED 06/15/10. *JB UPDATE 9/21/2011*CW
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