hearing today for toyota, they re going to be deciding whether to combine more than 100 lawsuits facing the auto giant. toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles because of the sudden acceleration problems. the feds have received more than 3000 complaints from owners and there are reports of at least 52 deaths tied to toyota cars since 2000. now, a closer look at whether high voltage power lines could actually play a role in these issues. brian wilson is in birmingham, alabama to explain what s going on. brian, where are you? jane, we re in a wrecking yard and this car that you see before me was involved in a fatal accident near ufala, oklahoma, just three years ago. the story is one you ve heard before, the story of a toyota that somehow malfunctioned and unexpectedly sped away. reverend milton allen remembers arriving on the scene moments after an 05 camry veered off u.s. highway 69.
scene moments after an 05 camry veered off u.s. highway 69 at a high rate of speed, allen comforted the critically injured passenger, 70-year-old barbara swartz. she talked about how she kept telling at her friend to slow down and tried to get it to stop and her friend kept telling her it won t stop, it won t stop. swartz later died of her injuries, her family believes the fatal crash was caused by a flaw in the throttle system. a lawsuit is pending. we don t know exactly where that camra started to malfunction, the wreck was down that way, the car passed through here, and as they passed under this bridge, they also passed under power lines. big power lines can generate powerful fields of energy. those invisible fields are caused by current flowing through the wire, also the electrical voltage on the wire creates a different field k5u8d called an electric field. both are capable of creating voltages in other devices. this map shows the