Posted: 7:11 p.m. March 9, 2010

Another Prius speeds out of control, N.Y. police say

By Leslie Korngold
LoHud.com

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PURCHASE — A woman smashed into a stone
wall this morning because of a stuck accelerator
on a Toyota Prius, Harrison police said.

The 56-year-old driver suffered non-life
threatening injuries, acting Chief Anthony
Marraccini said.

The woman was pulling out of the driveway at
3700 Purchase St. facing forward when the
accelerator stuck, police said.

The car "shot" across the street smashing into a
stone wall, Marraccini said.

The collision sent "some pretty big boulders"
fairly far, Marraccini said.

Marraccini said the floor mat has been pretty
much ruled out as a cause. The 2005 car appears
to have had corrective action taken, Marraccini
said. The floor mat was tied to the seat base with
plastic ties.

The car has been taken to police headquarters for
further analysis.

The driver was being evaluated at White Plains
Hospital Center.

On Monday, a 2008 Toyota Prius was finally
stopped after attaining 94 m.p.h. on a California
interstate due to a stuck accelerator pedal.

According to media reports, California Highway
Patrol figured the car had traveled over 20 miles
with the stuck pedal.

That car was stopped by applying the emergency
brake, standing on the brakes and turning it off,
according to media reports.