Toyota Orders Dealers To Inspect Vehicles After Deadly California Accident
Michael P. Ehline, P.C.
September 19, 2009
September 17, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports Toyota has order dealers of both used and new vehicles across the country to inspect the floor mats after deadly California crash.
The deadly crash occurred in San Diego County and is believed to have occurred after a floor mat was caught in the gas pedal on a Lexus.
According to the California Highway Patrol the accident took the lives of a family of four, one which was a 19 year veteran of the California Highway Patrol. Killed were Officer Mark Saylor age 45, his wife Cleofe age 45, Salylor´s brother-in-law Chris Lastrella age 38, and his daughter Mahala age 13.
The accident occurred on August 28 when the Lexus was traveling over 120 miles an hour and struck a sport utility vehicle causing it to be launched over an embankment rolling over several times and bursting into flames on impact.
According to reports Lastrella made a call to 911 seconds before the crash stating the vehicle had no breaks and the accelerator was stuck. The telephone call ended when someone in the background said to prey and a woman´s screams could be heard.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Investigators there was a rubber all weather floor mat found in the wreckage of the 2009 Lexus ES 350. Investigators stated was a floor mat from a different Lexus vehicle and that the ES 350 was a loaner vehicle from the dealer while their car was being repaired.
According to Toyota Motor Sales spokesperson for the Torrance based company stated that they planned to issue an order to approximately 1400 Toyota and Lexus dealers across the country to check each of their new, used and loaner vehicles have the proper floor mats and that they are properly secured in the vehicles.
Toyota has since recalled 55,000 floor mats in light of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and these included 30,500 mats from the Lexus ES350 and another 24,500 mats from the Toyota Camry.
Spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Rae Tyson stated that they have also received complaints about the RAV 4 and the Tacoma.
The deadly crash occurred in San Diego County and is believed to have occurred after a floor mat was caught in the gas pedal on a Lexus.
According to the California Highway Patrol the accident took the lives of a family of four, one which was a 19 year veteran of the California Highway Patrol. Killed were Officer Mark Saylor age 45, his wife Cleofe age 45, Salylor´s brother-in-law Chris Lastrella age 38, and his daughter Mahala age 13.
The accident occurred on August 28 when the Lexus was traveling over 120 miles an hour and struck a sport utility vehicle causing it to be launched over an embankment rolling over several times and bursting into flames on impact.
According to reports Lastrella made a call to 911 seconds before the crash stating the vehicle had no breaks and the accelerator was stuck. The telephone call ended when someone in the background said to prey and a woman´s screams could be heard.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Investigators there was a rubber all weather floor mat found in the wreckage of the 2009 Lexus ES 350. Investigators stated was a floor mat from a different Lexus vehicle and that the ES 350 was a loaner vehicle from the dealer while their car was being repaired.
According to Toyota Motor Sales spokesperson for the Torrance based company stated that they planned to issue an order to approximately 1400 Toyota and Lexus dealers across the country to check each of their new, used and loaner vehicles have the proper floor mats and that they are properly secured in the vehicles.
Toyota has since recalled 55,000 floor mats in light of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and these included 30,500 mats from the Lexus ES350 and another 24,500 mats from the Toyota Camry.
Spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Rae Tyson stated that they have also received complaints about the RAV 4 and the Tacoma.
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