DISCLAIMER: The imagery used in the first 46 seconds of this video is dramatized.
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On August 28, 2009, Mark Saylor and his family were killed in a horrific car crash. The culprit? A stuck gas pedal.
Shortly after, hundreds of others reported similar incidents. Everyone blamed Toyota, and the company ended up recalling 10 million vehicles in just two years. They paid a $1.2 billion fine to the US government and spent another $1.1 billion on a class-action lawsuit.
But what actually went wrong in Mark Saylor's crash? And was Toyota really to blame for all of these mysterious accelerations?
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If you enjoy this type of content, you know what to do. :)
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On August 28, 2009, Mark Saylor and his family were killed in a horrific car crash. The culprit? A stuck gas pedal.
Shortly after, hundreds of others reported similar incidents. Everyone blamed Toyota, and the company ended up recalling 10 million vehicles in just two years. They paid a $1.2 billion fine to the US government and spent another $1.1 billion on a class-action lawsuit.
But what actually went wrong in Mark Saylor's crash? And was Toyota really to blame for all of these mysterious accelerations?
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If you enjoy this type of content, you know what to do. :)
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