Toyota Prius Claims Another Life

William Hippsley

A man in England named, William Hippsley, was prosecuted for running over his wife in a supermarket parking lot, when his Toyota Prius accelerated and refused to stop.

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His spouse, Brenda Hippsley, succumbed to her injuries and died. Hippsley stated it was an accident, as "The car had lunged forward and the brake had failed."

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Toyota driver William Hippsley who killed wife claims he couldn't stop

March 11, 2010 3:21AM - A BRITISH driver who ran over and killed his wife while parking his Toyota cried, "I couldn't stop the car", Grimsby Crown Court heard.

Retired surveyor William Hippsley drove forward in his Prius - dragging wife Brenda 39.6m in a Tesco supermarket car park.

Hippsley, 74, who denies causing death by careless driving, said in a police interview three months later the car had lunged forward and the brake had failed...

Fairbank said Hippsley "genuinely looked in shock". He got out and cried: "My wife, what have I done? I couldn't stop the car."

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Toyota Apologizes For Recall

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Toyota has issued an apology for the international recall it was forced to issue, due to faulty braking systems on a number of its models and problems with the accompanying floor mats.

Toyota President Apologizes for Global Recalls

05 February 2010 - The president of the Japanese automaker Toyota has apologized for the company's global recall of millions of vehicles due to safety issues. Akio Toyoda is the grandson of Toyota's founder.

Toyota's top executive, president and CEO Akio Toyoda, offered this apology to millions of Toyota drivers Friday.

"I apologize from the bottom of my heart for all the concerns that we have given to so many customers in so many countries," said Akio Toyoda.

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