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8 years after fatal crash, Toyota lawsuit heads to trial

8 years after fatal crash, Toyota lawsuit heads to trial (AP Photo/Minnesota Public Radio, Tom Weber, File)
By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press

A Minnesota driver who went to prison for a crash that killed three people grabbed national attention when he was freed amid reports of Toyota Camrys that would mysteriously accelerate. Eight years after that accident, his lawsuit against the Japanese automaker goes to trial Wednesday. Koua Fong Lee and other survivors of the crash are seeking damages from Toyota.