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Revisionist History

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Revisionist History

Pushkin Industries

Society & Culture, History

4.861.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2016

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In the summer and fall of 2009, hundreds of Toyota owners came forward with an alarming allegation: Their cars were suddenly and uncontrollably accelerating. Toyota was forced to recall 10 million vehicles, pay a fine of more than $1 billion, and settle countless lawsuits. The consensus was that there was something badly wrong with the world’s most popular cars. Except that there wasn’t. What happens when hysteria overtakes common sense?

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0:00.0

Pushkin.

0:06.6

Customink can help you recognize employees, show customer appreciation, and outfit your

0:13.8

teams with your favorite products and brands customized with your logo.

0:17.5

At customink.com, you can easily make your mark on all sorts of products, including

0:21.0

water bottles, backpacks, polos, jackets, and so much more.

0:24.6

Make customink your go-to business partner with great customer service, quality products,

0:28.3

and all-in pricing with personalized help when you need it and an easy-to-use website

0:32.0

when you don't.

0:33.1

All backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

0:36.0

Go to customink.com to get started today.

0:39.9

On the morning of August 28, 2009, Mark Seller set out from his home in Julevis to California

0:45.9

just south of San Diego.

0:47.8

Seller was 45 years old, a California highway patrol officer.

0:52.4

Originally he drove a 2006 Lexus IS, but his car had a problem with the CD player.

0:58.6

So that morning, he took it to the dealership and got a loaner, a brand new Lexus ES.

1:04.4

Seller finished his shift at the highway patrol and went back home.

1:08.3

Picked up his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law, Chris Lestrella, and they all set out for

1:13.0

the daughter's soccer practice.

1:15.1

They were heading up Highway 125 and just as they approached a town called Santi, Lestrella

1:21.0

who's sitting in a back seat calls 911.

1:24.8

What you're about to hear, I'm warning you, is harrowing.

1:27.8

911 emergency, what are you reporting?

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