Investigators say St. Paul Toyota had its brakes on (sent him to jail for eight years)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: USA Today

We're not lawyers, but this seems like it's a good sign for imprisoned driver Koua Fong Lee: Investigators have found his brake lights were on at the time of a crash that sent him to jail for eight years.

Lee was found guilty of criminal vehicular homicide after the 1996 Toyota Camry he was driving sped up an exit ramp and crashed into an Oldsmobile in St. Paul. The driver and his 9-year-old son died at the scene. Another child in the car died from her injuries a year later.

Lee has said all along that he lost control of the car and couldn't get it to stop:

His attorney decided to ask for another trial once Toyota began recalling cars for sudden acceleration issues.



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By Thomas Whisenand, AP
This June 10, 2006 photo shows a 1996 Camry driven by Koua Fong Lee that crashed into the back of an Oldsmobile Ciera in St. Paul, Minn. Lee said he could not stop the car. Investigators say they've found evidence the brake lights were on at the time of the crash.