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Federal inspectors are investigating whether the death of Professor Stephen W. Lagakos last October in a car crash was caused by sudden-acceleration problems attributed to defective Toyota cars...
Lagakos—an international leader in AIDS research and long-time biostatistics professor at the School of Public Health—was killed on impact while driving his 2002 Toyota Highlander sport utility vehicle in Peterborough...
...National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Feb. 10 put out a consumer advisory to Toyota customers, which warns of recurring “safety defects” that involve several Toyota vehicle models that are being recalled. Though the 2008-2010 Highlander models are listed in the advisory, the 2002 Highlander that Lagakos was driving at the time of the accident is not on the advisory list and has yet to be recalled...
...statement published on its website, Toyota Motor Corporation wrote that they sympathize with the “individuals and families involved in any accident involving our vehicles,” adding that the corporation is “making an all-out effort to ensure our vehicles are safe and are making substantial progress towards completing our recalls with effective and durable solutions...
Victor De Gruttola, chair of the School of Public Health’s biostatistics department, noted that “Toyota has been restrictive” with revealing certain information about the Highlander...