Listen up, New York injury lawyers! Results are in for the New York Prius incident.
As reported previously in this blog, a Harrison woman alleged unintended acceleration in her Prius, as it drove across the street and back into a stone wall. The woman claimed that the Prius accelerated on its own and she insisted that she pressed the brakes.
We reported last week that the black box-- essentially the data recorder in the Prius, was taken under investigation by both federal officials and Toyota Motor Corporation. In our earlier report, we found that there was evidence of driver error, however, that the evidence was inconclusive.
Now, the Prius investigation results are conclusive, according to published news sources.
So conclusive, in fact, that the investigators are calling the data "black and white", as a testament to its certainty. According to the data from the black box, it appears as though the brakes were never pressed. Rather, the accelerator was pressed.
Although the New York Prius incident was ruled out as driver error, New York personal injury attorneys remain concerned about Toyota's alleged brakes problems and unintended acceleration. This is in spite the fact that the automaker has agreed to replace gas pedals for Toyota owners upon request. Toyota remains vigilant in its effort to mitigate the damage caused by its product recalls, but the efforts signify an uphill battle for Toyota. New York injury lawyers have a new avenue for pursuing Toyota liability-- the leaked memos sent to car dealerships back in 2002, warning about possible unintended acceleration problems in Toyota Camrys.
And even as Toyota tries to repair its reputation, Toyota problems continue to emerge. As the dust settles on one Toyota issue, another storm brews in a related issue.
It seems as if Toyota's problems might not cease anytime soon.
Related Resources
- Toyota Recalls and Lawsuits (FindLaw's Injury Center)
- Runaway NYC Prius Was Driver Error? (The New York Personal Injury Law Blog)
- Find New York Injury Lawyers (Findlaw)
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