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2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2 fatalfirecrash1 injured · 772082 · 2010-03-09

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES350
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
73 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DECEDENT WAS DRIVING A 2007 LEXUS ES350 ON CO. RD. 207 IN ROSS COUNTY, OHIO. VEHICLE CROSSED CENTER LINE AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON INTO PRISON VAN, KILLING DRIVER OF LEXUS AND PRISONER IN VAN. LEXUS DRIVER KNOWN TO BE A VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND ROUGH CALCULATION OF SPEED OF LEXUS BY POLICE INVESTIGATOR CAUSES SUSPICION OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION UPDATED 03/30/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 09/28/10*JB 9/19/2011*CW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318183
Machine
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