I was under the impression that the CHP Officer's case was a case of the floor mats. In fact iirc, this was a loaner car and a previous user had complained that the throttle got stuck and he couldn't get the car to slow.
Well f*^% as long as I've wasted my afternoon googling- let me find out, brb.
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http://autos.aol.com/article/toyota-...saylor-family/
pedal entrapment per the report and the prior user.