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2009 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 772387 · 2010-03-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
16,967

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I RENTED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM ENTERPRISE-RENT-A-CAR. ON JANUARY 23, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 A.M., I WAS THE BELTED DRIVER OF THE SUBJECT 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS DRIVING AT A SAFE RATE OF SPEED, PROCEEDING EASTBOUND ON CARDINAL DRIVE IN WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA. AS I REACHED THE INTERSECTION OF CARDINAL DRIVE AND JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, THE CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY BRAKING. THE CAMRY IMPACTED A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM NEABSCO ROAD ONTO SOUTHBOUND JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION, I SUFFERED A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, INCLUDING A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AS WELL AS NECK, BACK AND LEG INJURIES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318384
Machine
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