A jury in New York found that Toyota is not responsible for a 2005 crash in the first trial related to the car manufacturer's recall of eight million vehicles due to unintended acceleration.
Toyota attorneys told jurors the October 2005 accident involving a Scion TC made the same year was due to an error by the driver, Amir Sitafalwalla of Long Island, N.Y.
“We believe that this case sets an important benchmark for unintended-acceleration litigation against Toyota across the country, as it clearly demonstrates a plaintiff's inability to identify, let alone prove the existence of, an alleged electronic defect in Toyota vehicles that could cause unintended acceleration,” says an e-mailed statement from Toyota.
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