# 2009 SCION XB — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `786204` · 2010-05-08 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SCION
- **Model:** XB
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
I PURCHASED A SCION 2009 XB FOR MY MOM.  A FEW MONTHS AGO, SHE COMPLAINED IT ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY IN HER DRIVEWAY.  I ASSUMED OPERATOR ERROR.  SHE WAS KILLED IN IT TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN IT LEFT THE ROADWAY AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED AND WITNESSES SAID IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL.  SHE TRAVELED 750 FEET AFTER SHE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED WHEN IT HIT A VERY DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH.  SHE DIED THE NEXT DAY.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKING AT ALL BUT SHE MISSED SEVERAL PEOPLE AND SEVERAL LARGE TREES.     UPDATED 05/19/10 UPDATED 06/17/10*JB *TR UPDATED 9/27/11*CW
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