Imprisoned Man's Case to be Reviewed in Light of Toyota Vehicle Defects

We have seen and heard about a number of tragic and heart-rending stories involving Toyota auto product defects. Nationwide, many are beginning to make the connection between a car accident involving a Toyota vehicle and the various product defects that are coming to light involving those vehicles. In Minnesota, Koua Fong Lee, has been serving an eight-year-prison sentence after a jury found him guilty of vehicular homicide. Three people died in that crash when Lee rammed his 1996 Toyota Camry into an Oldsmobile that was stopped at a light.

An Associated Press report states that now prosecutors are revisiting this case because Lee may have been right all along in his claim that he did everything he could to stop that car, but failed. Investigators are looking into whether the Camry was one of the vehicles with a sticky gas pedal that may have become jammed at the time and caused Lee's car to accelerate at 80 to 90 mph just before the fatal crash. So far, Toyota has recalled more than 8.5 million vehicles, a majority of them, for unintended acceleration.

Victims' Families Want Case Reviewed

In this case, the three deceased victims' families, who spoke at Lee's sentencing, are also asking for a review and saying that they plan on suing Toyota for the wrongful death of their loved ones. Lee's is evidently one of numerous car accidents cases where unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles caused catastrophic accidents.

Innocent Drivers?

There have been many cases where drivers claimed over and over again that they didn't cause the accident, but the car did. But no one believed them. One has to wonder how many more of these cases there are where innocent individuals were sent to prison for crimes they did not commit. People such as Lee certainly have a case against Toyota as well. The defective autos not only ruined the lives of the families of victims who died, but also destroyed Lee's life and devastated his family.

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