Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif. (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:59pm

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif.<br /><br />Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.




 

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