Man: Toyota "took off" in Port Chester lot

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.lohud.com/article/20100421/NEWS02/4210392/-1/newsfront/Man--Toyota--took-off--in-Port-Chester-lot

By Leslie Korngold and Danielle De Souza • [e-mail] • April 21, 2010

PORT CHESTER — A 78-year-old New Rochelle man told police today that his 2010 Toyota "took off," causing it to strike two curbs before landing on top of two unoccupied cars.

The driver and his 74-year-old wife were in the Kohl's parking lot on the Boston Post Road between a Bank of America and a Verizon store after 2 p.m., when he was about to make a left turn and jumped a curb, landing in an empty space, then a second curb, landing on the two cars, Port Chester police said.

Lt. James Ladeairous said the driver told police, "All of a sudden, the car took off."

The latest local incident involving a Toyota comes as the Japanese automaker has recalled more than 8 million cars in the past year in which the accelerator could become stuck or be held down by floor mats.

It was not known whether the New Rochelle man made any specific claims about his car's pedals. The couple's names were not available tonight.

They were taken to White Plains Hospital Center after they both complained of chest pains, police said.

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[BootinUp]

1. Its going to be years before

Toyota recovers from this. And who knows which stories are just bullshit at this point.