Jury Rules Toyota Responsible for Fatal Car Crash

A federal jury awarded $11.44 million to the families involved in a devastating car accident in 2006, which claimed the lives of three people. Jurors decided that Toyota was 60-percent responsible for the accident due to a design defect in the driver’s 1996 Toyota Camry, which may have caused the car to accelerate before the crash. The driver, Koua Fong Lee, bears the other 40 percent of the blame.

Lee had just exited Interstate 94 in St. Paul, Minnesota when his car collided with another vehicle at high speed. Lee insisted that the car had accelerated despite his attempts to slow it. The accident resulted in the death of Javis Trice-Adams, Sr., who was driving the other vehicle, and his son, Javis Adams, Jr. His niece, Devyn Bolton, was paralyzed due to the crash, subsequently dying in October 2007. Also injured in the accident were Quincy Ray Adams and Jassmine Adams.

Lee was charged and convicted of vehicular homicide. However, Lee won a new trial after reports surfaced regarding sudden acceleration in some Toyota vehicles. Prosecutors maintained that Lee’s vehicular homicide conviction was correct, but opted not to pursue a retrial.

Athmar Park, Aurora, Broomfiels, Centennial, Arvada, Auraria, Baker, Barnum, Barnum West, Bear Valley, Belcaro, Berkeley, Brighton, Capitol Hill, Castle Rock, Castle Pines, Central Business District, Central Park, Chaffee Park, Cheesman Park, Cherry Creek, Cherry Hills, City Park, City Park West, Civic Center, Clayton, Cole, College View/South Platte, Commerce City, Congress Park, Country Club, Denver International Airport, East Colfax, Edgewater, Elyria-Swansea, Englewood, Evergreen, Federal Heights, Five Points, Fort Logan, Gateway/Green Valley Ranch, Glendale, Globeville, Golden, Goldsmith, Green Valley Ranch, Hale, Harvey Park, Harvey Park South, Highland, Highlands Ranch, Hilltop, Indian Creek, Jefferson Park, Ken Caryl, Kennedy, Lakewood, Larkspur, Lincoln Park, Littleton, Lone Tree, Lowry, Mar Lee, Marston, Montbello, Montclair, Morrison, NE Park Hill, North Capitol Hill, Northglenn, North Park Hill, Northeast Park Hill, Overland, Paker, Park Hill, Parker, Platt Park, Regis, Ruby Hill, Sheridan, Sloan Lake, Skyland, Southmoor Park, South Park Hill, Speer, Stapleton, Sun Valley, Sunnyside, Thornton, Union Station, University, University Hills, University Park, Valverde, Villa Park, Virginia Village, Washington Park, Washington Park West, Washington Virginia Vale, Westminster, Wellshire, West Colfax, West Highland, Westwood, Whittier, Windsor, Winter Park, Wheat Ridge.

Jury Rules Toyota Responsible for Fatal Car Crash

Toyota Accused of Defective Design

Contact our Denver Car Accident Law Firm Today For Help

Areas We Serve

About Our Firm