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Litigation

Aug. 22, 2013

Plaintiffs' expert: woman's foot got caught behind brake before fatal Toyota crash

At acceleration trial, expert witnesses testified that a Camry involved in an acceleration crash was both speeding and braking.


By Omar Shamout


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - An Upland woman's right foot was "caught" behind the brake of her 2006 Camry, forcing her to reach for the pedal with her left foot as she tried unsuccessfully to maintain control of her speeding car, an accident reconstructionist told a jury this week. The fatal collision that occurred moments later is the subject of the first unintended acceleration lawsuit against Toyota Motor Cor...

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