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1995 TOYOTA CAMRY — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 fatalfirecrash1 injured · 775121 · 2010-03-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

LTR ON BEHALF OF (IN) RE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN TOYOTA VEHICLES, IN 2004 HER FATHER WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMERS FATHER WAS KILLED BY SOMEONE WHO WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA CAMERA. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED HALFWAY DOWN THE BLOCK, WHEN SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE DECEDENT'S HOUSE WITH SPEEDS OF EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. NO SKID MARKS WERE PRESENT ANYWHERE. UPDATED 04/22/10 *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER SUFFERED MEDICAL DISTRESS AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, THE DRIVERS BLOOD SUGAR WAS LOW WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE. UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10320885
Machine
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