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Litigation

Sep. 13, 2013

Toyota witness: Tire marks boost automakers' theory in suit

Toyota's accident reconstructionist told jurors Wednesday that markings on the road prove the crash victim was responsible for her fate.


By Omar Shamout


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A Toyota Motor Corp. accident expert told jurors that tire marks prove the 2006 Camry at the center of a $20 million unintended acceleration trial came to rest before the driver sped away from a 2009 crash in Upland, supporting the automaker's theory that Noriko Uno was responsible for her own death.


"It would have come to a stop going rearward for at least a short amount of tim...

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