http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-nhts ... ation.htmlAccording to the Washington Post, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fresh report that links as many as 89 deaths and 57 injuries to Toyota’s known unintended acceleration problems.
This count points only to the cases which have occurred within the last decade – from 2000 through mid-May 2010 – the same period that also saw over 6,200 complaints of Toyota’s demonstrating unintended acceleration filed with the safety organization. This new report shows a substantial increase from the previous number suggested – 52 deaths – which may also pose a greater legal challenge for the automaker as it faces an onslaught of lawsuits.
Toyota pointed to the lacking information accompanying complaints filed with NHTSA for the discrepancy in the death count, saying that it is still working with law enforcement to determine the causes of accidents.
“For any manufacturer, lack sufficient detail that could help identify the cause of an accident. We will continue to work in close partnership with law enforcement agencies and federal regulators with jurisdiction over accident scenes whenever requested,” said Toyota in a statement.