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2007 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 fatalcrash · 791373 · 2010-06-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2007 TOYOTA AVALON LUNGED FORWARD AND DRIVER THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND AND KNOCKED OUT HE THOUGHT BY A CONCRETE WALL BUT HE HIT ANOTHER CAR. A WOMAN, NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WAS KILLED. MAN, MY HUSBAND WAS CONVICTED OF FELONY MANSLAUGHTER NAMING THE VEHICLE AS A DEADLY WEAPON. BECAUSE TOYOTA DID NOT REPORT SAFETY ISSUES WE RENTED THIS VEHICLE AND IF WE HAD KNOWN WE WOULD NOT HAVE RENTED THE VEHICLE AND MY HUSBAND WOULD BE AT HOME INSTEAD OF PRISON, NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL WERE INVOLVED AS ORIGINALLY CHARGED BUT TESTS PROVE DIFFERENTLY. I KNOW I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION BUT I NEED HELP. MY NAME IS [XXX] . NO ATTORNEY WANTS A CASE THAT HAS A CONVICTION, THEY WANT CASES THAT SETTLE OUT OF COURT WITH LITTLE EFFORT. YOUR AGENCY IS GETTING PAID FINES FROM TOYOTA, OTHERS ARE BEING COMPENSATED WHILE WE SUFFER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A RENTAL AND THE DEALERSHIP DENIED ACCESS TO THE CAR BY OUR ATTORNEYS AND OURSELVES. WE DID NOT EVEN GET OUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. WE NEED HELP. IS THERE NO HELP FOR US OR ARE OUR LIVES EXPENDABLE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10334631
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