Runaway Lexus kills 4 in San Diego - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

JordaanDMC-12 · #1 10-18-2009, 01:58 PM

http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2009/09/01/runaway-lexus-kills-4_200909012035.html

http://www.sandiegopersonalinjuryblog.com/2009/08/31/chp-officer-and-his-family-killed-in-tragic-weekend-accident/

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According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), a loaner 2009 Lexus ES 350 driven by CHP Officer Mark Saylor, and three family members experienced a serious malfunction, which caused the accelerator to stick. Someone reportedly dialed 911 around 6:30 p.m. to report the cars accelerator was stuck, and the car could not be stopped while traveling nearly 100 miles per hour. The out-of-control car careened through the intersection of Route 125 and Mission Gorge Road and collided with a Ford Explorer. The Lexus then jumped a curb, plowed through a fence, and then slammed into an embankment before going airborne. The luxury car reportedly overturned several times before it came to a stop and burst into flames in the San Diego River basin. The CHP officer Mark Saylor, 45; his wife, Cleofe, 45; Saylor’s daughter, Mahala, 13; and his brother-in-law, Chris Lastrella were all tragically killed at the scene of the horrific crash.

There was a thread here a little while ago about a recall with Toyota about mats that could cause sticky accelerators. There thinking this could have been the reason. Pretty sad how they all didn't make it..

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