Feds: NY ‘Runaway’ Prius Driver Did Not Hit Brakes – The Yeshiva World

Feds: NY ‘Runaway’ Prius Driver Did Not Hit Brakes

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The Toyota Prius involved in a Harrison, New York, crash attributed to unintended acceleration showed no sign that the brakes were applied, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

The vehicle’s onboard computer system also showed the car’s accelerator was engaged, NHTSA said today in an e-mailed statement.

“Information retrieved from the vehicle’s onboard computer systems indicated there was no application of the brakes and the throttle was fully open,” the Washington-based auto safety watchdog said in the statement.

The 2005 Prius had sped out of control before hitting a stone wall in a March 9 accident. NHTSA said on March 11 it would send investigators to look at the car.

(Source: http://www.businessweek.com/)

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4 Responses

  1. AMCHU says: March 18, 2010 5:02 pm 5:02 pm at 5:02 pm

    If I recall correctly, the driver was a seasoned citizen.

  2. Chushuva yid says: March 18, 2010 5:32 pm 5:32 pm at 5:32 pm

    AMCHU, what’s your point?

  3. rsofer says: March 18, 2010 7:41 pm 7:41 pm at 7:41 pm

    Please file charges against this fraud of a person, so what that she was a female individual.

  4. scam artist says: March 18, 2010 10:29 pm 10:29 pm at 10:29 pm

    Did the driver get a speeding ticket yet?

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