Toyotas, deaths and sudden accelerations
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Date: July 26, 2007
Victim: Troy Johnson
Location: San Jose
Model: 2007 Toyota Camry
Details: Guadalupe Gomez of Redwood City drove his 2007 Camry for 20 miles with a stuck accelerator at speeds of more than 100 mph before slamming into a Honda Accord on Interstate 280, killing the Accord's driver, Troy Johnson, according to an attorney representing the victim's family.
Before the crash, Gomez was unable to turn off the engine or shift into neutral and burned out the car's brakes, said attorney Louis Franecke, who is representing Johnson's family.
-- Stuart Pfeifer, Carol J. Williams and Robert Faturechi
Victim: Troy Johnson
Location: San Jose
Model: 2007 Toyota Camry
Details: Guadalupe Gomez of Redwood City drove his 2007 Camry for 20 miles with a stuck accelerator at speeds of more than 100 mph before slamming into a Honda Accord on Interstate 280, killing the Accord's driver, Troy Johnson, according to an attorney representing the victim's family.
Before the crash, Gomez was unable to turn off the engine or shift into neutral and burned out the car's brakes, said attorney Louis Franecke, who is representing Johnson's family.
-- Stuart Pfeifer, Carol J. Williams and Robert Faturechi