Lawyers for a driver accused of causing a fatal 2022 crash at an Apple Store in Hingham, Massachusetts, are now claiming that flawed artificial intelligence technology caused the crash. The crash occurred at the Apple Store at Darby Street Shops in Hingham. Bradley Lane, of Hingham, was in court on Tuesday, where his lawyers filed a claim against Toyota, alleging that the AI software in his car caused his car to accelerate unintentionally. Prosecutors said Lane was driving a 2019 Toyota 4Runner at the time of the accident. The car crashed through the front glass window of the Apple Store. Investigators said Lane accelerated to 90 mph five seconds before the crash, but there was no sign of him hitting the brakes. “It's not far-fetched,” said WCVB legal analyst Greg Henning. “Situations like this are rare.” “Even if the mechanism failed in these other vehicles, it's not too far of a leap to say that it could be a mechanical problem with Toyota vehicles in general.” No,” Henning said. Lane's lawyers are now seeking crash data from Toyota to support their position. Prosecutors asked the court for more time to consider the claims. Toyota told WCVB: “We have no comment as we are not a party to any pending litigation.” It’s going to be a battle,” Henning said. “The third party holding these records is actually Toyota, and ultimately Toyota wants to object to this so that this doesn't become the first of many lawsuits in which car accident defendants seek record data. After the accident, Lane told police that the cause of the accident was that his foot got stuck on the gas pedal. Lane was arrested several hours after the accident and charged with vehicular homicide by reckless operation of a motor vehicle and reckless driving. The day after the accident, a car crashed during his first arraignment in Hingham District Court. Kevin Bradley, 65, a construction worker from Wayne, New Jersey, died in the crash, and nearly 20 others were injured. , Lane was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on charges of second-degree murder, reckless operation of a motor vehicle resulting in vehicular homicide, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, 18 counts of aggravated assault and four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. assault and battery with a dangerous weapon;
Lawyers for a driver accused of causing a fatal 2022 crash at an Apple Store in Hingham, Massachusetts, are now claiming that flawed artificial intelligence technology caused the crash.
The accident occurred on November 21, 2022 at the Apple Store at Derby Street Shops in Hingham.
Hingham resident Bradley Lane was in court Tuesday, where his attorney filed a complaint against Toyota, alleging that the AI software in his car caused it to unintentionally accelerate.
Prosecutors said Lane was driving a 2019 Toyota 4Runner when he crashed through the front window of the Apple Store. Investigators said Lane accelerated to 60 mph five seconds before the crash, but there was no sign of him hitting the brakes.
“It's not far-fetched,” said WCVB legal analyst Greg Henning. “Situations like this rarely occur.”
“It's not a leap to say that if the mechanism didn't work in these other vehicles, that means there could be a mechanical problem with Toyota vehicles in general,” Henning said.
Lane's lawyers are now seeking crash data from Toyota to support their theory.
Prosecutors asked the court for more time to consider the request.
Toyota told WCVB: “We have no comment as we are not a party to any pending litigation.”
“It's going to be a battle,” Henning said. “The third party holding these records is actually Toyota, and ultimately Toyota wants to object to this so that this doesn't become the first of many lawsuits in which car accident defendants seek record data. Both the dealer and the company may judge that. ”
After the accident, Lane told police that the cause of the accident was that his foot got stuck on the gas pedal.
Lane was arrested several hours after the accident and was charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle and vehicular homicide by reckless operation during an initial arraignment in Hingham District Court the day after the accident.
Kevin Bradley, 65, a construction worker from Wayne, New Jersey, died in the crash, and nearly 20 others were injured.
Last year, Lane was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on charges of second-degree murder, vehicular homicide by reckless operation of a motor vehicle, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, 18 counts of aggravated assault and assault with a dangerous weapon. Four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.