# 2007 LEXUS ES350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `772082` · 2010-03-09 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES350
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 22,000
- **Speed:** 73 mph
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*