# 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `764320` · 2010-02-18 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TUNDRA
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA ON THE EVENING OF 1/24/2010.  I APPROACHED A TURN, AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE ACCELERATOR REMAIN STUCK DOWN, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED EXPONENTIALLY INCREASED AND AS A DIRECT RESULT I LOSS CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE GOING 65 MILES + PER HOUR.  THE RESULT IS THAT THE TRUCK IS TOTALED, I WILL LIVE WITH PERMANENT INJURIES, INCLUDING BROKEN NECK, RIBS, HIP AND PARTIAL PARALYSIS. *TR
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