Federal safety regulators said Monday at least thirty-four people have died over the past ten years due to sudden acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles. Another twenty-two reported injuries from unintended acceleration accidents involving Toyotas. Over the past four months Toyota has recalled over eight-and-a-half million vehicles globally. Clarence Ditlow at the Center for Auto Safety predicted the actual death toll is over 100. Ditlow said, “So many fatalities don’t get attributed to sudden acceleration, especially as you go further back in time before people were paying attention to Toyota.”
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HeadlineFeb 16, 2010