Toyota Recall May Cause Criminal Case to Be Reexamined

The largest recall in the history of Toyota, as well as the recent revelations caused by the release of the Biller documents keep on causing interesting effects, some more unlikely than others.

In what may turn out to be another blow to the carmaker, Koua Fong Lee, sentenced to eight years in prison for killing three people in an accident, presses for his case to be reopened and reexamined.

In 2006, Lee was driving a 1996 Toyota Camry, when for some reason the car suddenly accelerated and sped up an interstate ramp, ending up in the back of an Oldsmobile. As a result of the crash, three people were killed: 33-year-old Javis Trice Adams, his 10-year-old son Javis, Jr., and his 6-year-old niece Devyn Bolten.

According to autos.blackvoices.com, Lee claimed ever since the accident he is innocent. A Minnesota jury however found him guilty and the judge convicted him to eight years in prison.

Now, in light of recent events, Lee is calling for his case to be reexamined. He claims the car accelerated on its own to 90 mph and he was no longer able to control it.

"I know 100 percent in my heart that I took my foot off the gas and that I was stepping on the brakes as hard as possible. When the brakes were looked at, and we were told that nothing was wrong with the brakes, I was shocked," Lee said according to the source.