Toyota tells gov't it is recalling 3.8 million vehicles, including top-selling Camry and PriusOctober 5th, 2009 Toyota formally recalls 3.8 million vehiclesWASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. officially recalled 3.8 million vehicles in the United States on Monday to address problems with floor mats that could cause the gas pedal to stick and cause a crash.
Calif. teenager gets 15 years in drunk driving crash that killed classmateOctober 2nd, 2009 Calif teen gets 15 years in death of passengerSANTA ANA, Calif. — A judge sentenced an unlicensed teenage driver to 15 years to life in the death of a classmate after he drank several shots of rum and crashed his mother's car.
Toyota risk over stuck accelerators lead to its largest ever vehicle recall in USSeptember 30th, 2009 Toyota cites stuck accelerator risk for big recallWASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company's largest-ever U.S.
Toyota to recall 3.8M vehicles over floor mats that could cause accelerator to get stuckSeptember 30th, 2009 Toyota to recall 3.8M vehicles over floor matsWASHINGTON — Toyota says it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with a removable floor mat that could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash. The company says it will be the largest U.S.
Toyota vehicles' risk over stuck accelerators lead to its largest ever vehicle recall in USSeptember 30th, 2009 Toyota issues huge recall over accelerator riskWASHINGTON — The 911 call was from a frantic passenger, trapped with family members in a runaway vehicle barreling down a California highway with a stuck accelerator and no brakes. The call ended with someone telling people in the car to hold on and pray, followed by a woman's scream.
Toyota orders dealer inspections after floor mat is blamed in deadly Calif. crashSeptember 15th, 2009 Toyota orders inspections after fatal Calif. crashTORRANCE, Calif.
Toyota orders dealer inspections after floor mat is blamed in deadly SoCal crashSeptember 15th, 2009 Toyota orders inspections after deadly SoCal crashLOS ANGELES — Toyota said Tuesday it will order all dealers to inspect their cars for mismatched floor mats after a mat was suspected of snagging a gas pedal on a runaway Lexus, ending with a fiery crash that killed four family members in San Diego County. Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc.
911 call: 4 victims tell each other to pray moments before runaway car crashes in Calif.September 11th, 2009 Police releases 911 tape in deadly SoCal crashSANTEE, Calif. — Four people aboard a runaway car told each other to hold on and pray moments before their 911 call ended in screams and a fiery crash in San Diego County.
911 call: 4 victims tell each other to pray moments before Calif. runaway car crashesSeptember 11th, 2009 Police release 911 tape in deadly Calif. crashSANTEE, Calif.
NTSB recommends new brake pedals, shift systems to avoid school bus and other accidentsSeptember 1st, 2009 NTSB: Missouri bus driver hit gas, not brakeWASHINGTON — A 2005 school bus accident that killed two people and injured 23 elementary students in Missouri occurred because the driver likely stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, according to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation. The NTSB determined that "pedal misapplication" in the crash in Liberty, Mo., and four others since then involving large vehicles likely led to the accidents.
'Pulp Fiction' screenwriter pleads guilty to DUI, manslaughter for deadly 2008 car crashAugust 21st, 2009 'Pulp Fiction' writer pleads guilty in fatal crashVENTURA, Calif. — An Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Pulp Fiction" has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving for a crash that killed a passenger in his Mercedes.
Pilot, passenger killed in small plane crash near Mammoth Lakes in CaliforniaJuly 9th, 2009 2 die in plane crash near Calif.'s Mammoth LakesMAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Two people have died in a small plane crash in the Sierra Nevada near California's Mammoth Lakes.
NTSB investigating passenger comments that train stopped then started before crashJune 24th, 2009 NTSB: Train stopped then started before crashWASHINGTON — Federal safety officials are investigating a passenger's statement that the Washington Metrorail train that struck another in a deadly accident stopped briefly then started again before the crash. National Transportation Safety Board investigators are interviewing surviving passengers on the trains involved in the accident that killed nine and injured more than 70 others.
Recent commuter train accidents in the USJune 23rd, 2009 Recent commuter train accidents in the USRecent commuter train accidents in the United States:
—June 4, 2009: A light rail train and a city bus collide in downtown Phoenix, slightly injuring several passengers. —May 8, 2009: A trolley rear-ends another trolley that is stopped between two underground stations in downtown Boston, injuring about 50 people.
At least 2 killed, dozens injured in tour bus crash off central California highwayApril 29th, 2009 At least 2 killed, dozens hurt in Calif. bus crashSOLEDAD, Calif.
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