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Toyota Prius Claims Another Life

March 10. 2010

 

William Hippsley

A man in England named, William Hippsley, was prosecuted for running over his wife in a supermarket parking lot, when his Toyota Prius accelerated and refused to stop. 

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His spouse, Brenda Hippsley, succumbed to her injuries and died. Hippsley stated it was an accident, as "The car had lunged forward and the brake had failed." 

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Toyota driver William Hippsley who killed wife claims he couldn't stop

March 11, 2010 3:21AM - A BRITISH driver who ran over and killed his wife while parking his Toyota cried, "I couldn't stop the car", Grimsby Crown Court heard.

Retired surveyor William Hippsley drove forward in his Prius - dragging wife Brenda 39.6m in a Tesco supermarket car park.

Hippsley, 74, who denies causing death by careless driving, said in a police interview three months later the car had lunged forward and the brake had failed...

Fairbank said Hippsley "genuinely looked in shock". He got out and cried: "My wife, what have I done? I couldn't stop the car."

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