A California Highway Patrol report released today said an officer saw brake lights flashing after arriving to help slow a speeding Toyota Prius on a Southern California freeway. ...more

March 17, 2010

A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the patrol said. ...more

March 9, 2010

J.P. Howell has high expectations for himself this season, which is why he's taking it slow this spring. ...more

March 1, 2010

After goofing around downtown, four teenagers marched past a "no trespassing" sign and braved a railroad trestle that spans 200 feet of creek. As they took pictures at the bridge's halfway point, an oncoming train barreled down the tracks, its whistle howling. ...more

February 22, 2010

Toyota Motor Corp. may offer incentives or increase the length of its warranties as it tries to recover from an embarrassing string of safety-related recalls. ...more

February 16, 2010

In the body shop behind Germain Toyota, work to fix a recalled 2010 Prius is in the hands of a master technician and a laptop computer. "It's very, very easy. The computer does almost all the work," said Bryan Hanisch. Toyota has set up a software download for dealerships to fix a snag in the model's anti-lock brake system. ...more

February 9, 2010

The Transportation Department has opened an investigation into brake problems in the 2010 model year Toyota Prius after the Japanese automaker acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its prized gas-electric hybrid. ...more

February 4, 2010

Americans should park their recalled Toyotas unless driving to dealers for accelerator repairs, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned Wednesday - then quickly took it back - as skepticism of company fixes grew and the government's probe expanded to other models in the United States and Japan. Questions now are being raised about the brakes on Toyota's marquee Prius hybrid. ...more

February 4, 2010

As police officers canvassed downtown streets Tuesday morning to remind pedestrians to stay safe, they almost found themselves with another accident to investigate. ...more

December 16, 2009

An argument can be made that Kenneth Sapp was at least partially responsible for the crash that took his life in October 2007. Circuit Judge Lowell Bray said as much in court today, but the judge also made it clear that Brian Haag would be held accountable for his role in causing the crash. In Haag's case, accountability meant a 25-year prison sentence. ...more

November 23, 2009