Camry crash in Utah puts attention back on Toyota recalls
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/toyota/" rel="tag">Toyota</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paul-vanalfens-crashed-toyota-camry/"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/runawaycamry-utah.jpg" alt="Crashed Toyota Camry" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Paul Vanalfen's crashed Toyota Camry - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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A new incident involving a 2008 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/camry">Toyota Camry</a> is raising concerns about <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/unintended acceleration">unintended acceleration</a> once again. On November 5, 66-year-old Paul Vanalfen was exiting Interstate 80 in Utah when his vehicle drove through a stop sign and struck a rock embankment, killing Vanalfen and his son's 38 year-old fiance Charlene Lloyd at the same time. Vanalfen's son and wife were also injured in the accident. Early reports indicate that the Camry may have continued to accelerate, even as Vanalfen did his best to stop the vehicle. Skid marks at the scene indicate that this isn't a case of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/pedal misaplication">pedal misapplication</a>, leaving investigators to conclude that a malfunction may have caused the incident.<br />
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Vanalfen's Camry was the subject of a total of three recalls, and at this point, it's unclear whether or not the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota">Toyota</a> had undergone the repairs. <br />
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Toyota, meanwhile, says that it's too early to draw any conclusions about the cause of the incident, and that it's assisting Utah Highway Patrol investigators any way it can. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/16/camry-crash-in-utah-puts-attention-back-on-toyota-recalls/#continued">Click past the jump</a> to read the company's statement.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paul-vanalfens-crashed-toyota-camry/">Paul Vanalfen's crashed Toyota Camry</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paul-vanalfens-crashed-toyota-camry/#3577305"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/runawaycamry.d1677246a05c 47f5b1208c0efa917a58_thum bnail.jpg" alt="Paul Vanalfen's crashed Toyota Camry" title="Paul Vanalfen's crashed Toyota Camry" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/paul-vanalfens-crashed-toyota-camry/#3577303"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/runawaycamry.05134dfd1c20 45ba9653c413a98863a3_thum bnail.jpg" alt="Paul Vanalfen's crashed Toyota Camry" title="Paul Vanalfen's crashed Toyota Camry" /></a></div><br />
[Sources: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40190418/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/">AP via MSNBC</a>, Toyota | Image: AP/Utah Highway Patrol]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/16/camry-crash-in-utah-puts-attention-back-on-toyota-recalls/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Camry crash in Utah puts attention back on Toyota recalls</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/16/camry-crash-in-utah-puts-attention-back-on-toyota-recalls/">Camry crash in Utah puts attention back on Toyota recalls</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/16/camry-crash-in-utah-puts-attention-back-on-toyota-recalls/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19720970/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/16/camry-crash-in-utah-puts-attention-back-on-toyota-recalls/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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