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发帖数: 3088 | 1 但该司机还车时告诉车行后，没有人理会，最后导致悲剧
When the San Diego County Sheriff's Department Report No. 09056454.1 became
public information last week, we learned that the very same car that Mark
Saylor drove on August 28 had been reported as having unintended
acceleration problems.
Earlier in the week the Saylor family died, Frank Bernard and his wife
picked up the very same loaner vehicle -- a white Lexus ES350 with
California dealer plate 6DRT323. In a police report, Bernard told the San
Diego Sheriffs that that as he was merging onto a freeway, he saw a truck
nearby and accelerated briskly to get in front of it. Once in front of the
truck, he let his foot off the accelerator. The vehicle "kept accelerating
on its own, to about 80-85 MPH."
Bernard said he stepped on the brakes and tried to lift up on the
accelerator with his right foot. He got over to the shoulder, was able to
slow the car to 50-60 MPH, but was unable to stop the car's ignition (the
Lexus has a push-button start system that requires a three-second hold to
turn off the car). Trying everything he could, he eventually placed the car
into neutral. The engine "made a very loud, whining, racing sound" but the
car stopped.
He was safe.
Bernard noticed the floor mat had become stuck under the accelerator pedal.
After he cleared the mat, he drove normally, although likely a little shaken.
When Bernard returned the vehicle to Bob Baker Toyota/Lexus on the evening
of August 25, he reported the problems to the receptionist.
"I think the mat caused it," he told the receptionist upon handing her the
keys. "You need to tell someone." |
