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US looking into Prius crash in N.Y.

Car allegedly sped up on its own

The driver of this 2005 Toyota Prius escaped injury Tuesday but told police the car accelerated on its own before it hit a wall. The driver of this 2005 Toyota Prius escaped injury Tuesday but told police the car accelerated on its own before it hit a wall. (Carucha L. Meuse/The Journal News via Associated Press)
Globe Wire Services / March 11, 2010

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The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators yesterday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road, and into a stone wall. (Full article: 500 words)

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