Toyota orders inspections after fatal Calif. crash
By Associated PressTORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - Toyota has ordered dealers to inspect their cars after a floor mat was suspected of snaring the accelerator pedal of a Lexus that crashed in San Diego County and killed four. Torrance-based Toyota Motor Sales USA announced Monday that dealers must make sure all Lexus and Toyota vehicles have the proper mats. California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Saylor, his wife, 13-year-old daughter and an in-law died Aug. 28 when a Lexus ES 350 loaned by a local dealer crashed. Witnesses say the car was doing more than 120 mph when it went off an embankment. The family's screams were heard in a 911 call. A preliminary investigation found that their loaner car had a mat from another Lexus model that may have caused the accelerator to get stuck. |
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February 9, 2012
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