She was just at the wrong place, at the wrong time Prayers to the family for their loss

PR spin by automaker, law enforcement, and media in full force? Do they desperately desire the final report to say "pedal misapplication" in order to deflect from the ELECTRONICS of the computer-controlled throttle control system?

Let's see if the driver is hung out to dry publicly as so many have been in these crashes into storefronts, buildings, and homes. Jail time for drivers has been levied with nothing more than ruling out the mechanical causes. In cases of Toyota and Lexus, inconsistent and inaccurate EDR information has been used to falsely incriminate SUA crash victims. Character assassinations in the media prior to concrete evidence presentation seem to be the norm.

Are automakers nervous that the truth will be revealed publicly? Why are so many of the articles about such SUA events lacking in pertinent details, like make, model, and model year? Why aren't the exact words of the driver stated? Why is there usually immediate speculation that the driver pressed the wrong pedal? These late model vehicles are *computer-controlled*. Glitches occur often. Critical safety standards aren't strictly regulated and fail-safes have been found to be ineffective by experts in the embedded software field.

Think about how often you reboot your electronic devices. Have you considered that an electronically-driven vehicle has many of the same "glitch" issues? Are you erroneously assuming that your safety has been ensured by the auto manufacturer? Just know, the auto industry is not regulated like the airline industry. Educate yourself on this critical safety matter.

The Car Wash Association knows the truth about sudden unintended acceleration in late model vehicles, particularly Chryslers. A FastStop Car Wash just admitted that there is a list of the most common vehicles to suddenly accelerate. After an employee was thrown from a Ford Expedition as it careened out-of-control from a car wash and into a power box on the side of a building, this information was revealed by the media. In addition, Honda has just become the first automaker to address electronic throttle control software problems.

Why doesn't the public have access to the most-often-to-suddenly-accelerate vehicle list? How hard are the automakers trying to keep such information hidden? Will what you do not know ultimately put you or your family in unnecessary jeopardy? Will the PR agenda of the automakers continue to push for a "pedal misapplication" final report in these crash events?

How long will the flawed study into Toyota and Lexus sudden unintended acceleration by NASA/NHTSA be touted as a reason to blame the vehicle owners? How often will the old Audi SUA investigation be cited by online PR trolls in an effort to justify immediate incrimination of the driver victims? More importantly, how long will the public be deceived?

Why was Toyota whistleblower Betsy Benjaminson recently issued a subpoena by Toyota Motor Corporation? Is this an on-going effort by the automaker to silence the exposure of Toyota internal documents related to the electronic sudden unintended acceleration? Why hasn't Ms. Benjaminson's information been covered by the U.S. media as it has been overseas? More importantly, why hasn't the U.S. Department of Justice made reference to this information in its recent criminal investigation of Toyota? Why have we only heard about *mechanical* causes of SUA?

Something is amiss. Doesn't the public deserve to know the truth? After all, electronic sudden unintended acceleration affects everyone, not just vehicle drivers. Pedestrians and storefront occupants have been killed or maimed. Even residents in homes have been impacted. SUA events are not just occurring on the highways; they are happening in parking lots and from a standstill at traffic stops, too.

This serious problem isn't just about elderly drivers, drivers with medical conditions, or impaired drivers as a seemingly pervasive PR effort might have you believe. This is about vehicles out-of-control because of electronic glitches and ineffective fail-safes. This is about unregulated critical safety standards in complex electronically-controlled vehicles.

Charlene McCarthy Blake

what is wrong with you? I saw the cars and neither one of them were cars that have ever been recalled for what you are babbling about...A human life was taken here...Thats the problem with people nowadays...De sensitized and detached from real life tragedy.

I've seen so many accidents in that area and know a couple people that died from them. I stand waaaay back from the curb in West Hills. The sidewalk corners are death traps.

Department of Justice employees tamper with their suspect's automobiles with
the intention of causing an accident.

Corrupt and stupid is a deadly combination.

They have been tampering with my car.

They have loosened steering linkages, tampered with seats, put nails in
tires, removed wheel weights, loosened lug nuts, disabled seat belt
restraints, disabled anti-lock brake systems, stealing wear item
parts with parts from personal automobiles(break pads, rotors, tires,
etc...)...

There are employees within the Department of Justice with serious mental
problems. They do not care who they injure.

WHAT???? Reality check SOMEONE DIED due to human error...not some conspiracy theory... pray for the victims family don't sit there and try to create a CSI conspiracy here...

I walk there regularly. I've nearly been killed several times crossing that intersection because lunatics do speedy right and left turns without seeming to notice or care if anyone else is around. It's a dangerous intersection.

Prayers for that poor unlucky woman who was hit.

How'd the gold sedan, end up on the sidewalk?
Usually west of Topanga Cyn, is always quiet.
There was one yesterday, at Fallbrook & Sherman Way [SUV on its side]