# 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `772165` · 2010-03-09 · 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:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS SB IN LANE 2 OF 2 WHEN IT IS REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL STRUCK A GUARD RAIL ON THE RIGHT THEN TRAVELED ACROSS TWO LANES  CROSSING ONTO A SHOULDER WHERE IT EVENTUALLY STRUCK A TREE. EYE WITNESSES SAW NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ANY POINT. AUTOPSY CONCLUDED THAT THE DRIVER DIED FROM TRAUMA CAUSED BY IMPACT WITH THE TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS A 07 PRIUS. *TR
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