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Post by Calvin@KTP on Mar 9, 2010 20:26:32 GMT -5
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Post by ScottR@KTP on Mar 9, 2010 22:25:03 GMT -5
There was only one thing that would have made this even better...OJ behind the wheel.  |
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Post by Shrek on Mar 10, 2010 0:35:16 GMT -5
The best part of this was the Owner couldn't get Toyota to respond and the Dealership pawned it off on the company! This ran on Local news channels tonight..
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Post by TonyV on Mar 10, 2010 4:01:20 GMT -5
sted: 7:11 p.m. March 9, 2010
Another Prius speeds out of control, N.Y. police say
By Leslie Korngold
— A woman smashed into a stone wall this morning because of a stuck accelerator on a Toyota Prius, Harrison police said.
The 56-year-old driver suffered non-life threatening injuries, acting Chief Anthony Marraccini said.
The woman was pulling out of the driveway at 3700 Purchase St. facing forward when the accelerator stuck, police said.
The car "shot" across the street smashing into a stone wall, Marraccini said.
The collision sent "some pretty big boulders" fairly far, Marraccini said.
Marraccini said the floor mat has been pretty much ruled out as a cause. The 2005 car appears to have had corrective action taken, Marraccini said. The floor mat was tied to the seat base with plastic ties.
The car has been taken to police headquarters for further analysis.
The driver was being evaluated at White Plains Hospital Center.
On Monday, a 2008 Toyota Prius was finally stopped after attaining 94 m.p.h. on a California interstate due to a stuck accelerator pedal.
According to media reports, California Highway Patrol figured the car had traveled over 20 miles with the stuck pedal.
That car was stopped by applying the emergency brake, standing on the brakes and turning it off, according to media reports.
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