NHTSA Complaint #10322265 — 2008 SCION TC VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10322265
Vehicle	2008 SCION TC
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	February 15, 2010
Date Filed	March 26, 2010
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	1
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

FEBRUARY 15, 2010 AN ORLANDO MOTHER DIED MONDAY AFTERNOON AFTER LOSING CONTROL OF HER CAR AND PLUNGING INTO A RETENTION POND BESIDE STATE ROAD 417. SPARKLE CORINEE POMEROY WAS TRAPPED INSIDE HER SUBMERGED TOYOTA SCION FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE RESCUE CREWS WERE ABLE TO FREE HER. SHE DIED SEVERAL HOURS LATER AT ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH, ACCORDING TO FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL. THE 26-YEAR-OLD NEWLYWED LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE JUST SOUTH OF LEE VISTA BOULEVARD IN EAST ORLANDO AROUND 8:55 A.M. TROOPERS AREN'T SURE WHAT CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL, CROSS THE GRASSY MEDIAN, HEAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THEN PLUNGE INTO THE MURKY WATERS.

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