By MarketWatch
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Police in San Diego, Calif., had to assist a runaway Toyota Prius when its gas pedal stuck on a freeway Monday afternoon, according to reports.
California Highway Patrol officers responded to an emergency 911 mobile-phone call from the motorist, who was traveling as fast as 94 miles an hour, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.
The police instructed the driver to use his regular and emergency brakes, and once the car had slowed to 50 mph, he cut the engine and coasted to a stop.
The Prius has been one of a number of Toyota models subject to a series of massive recalls by the Japanese auto maker.
But while some other Toyota vehicles have been recalled for sticking accelerator pedals, the Prius has not -- instead, the 2010 Prius may suffer from braking-system issues, while the 2004-2009 Prius models are subject to a recall due to floor mats that can trap the gas pedal. See Toyota Web-site pages on floor-mat recall and sticking gas-pedal recall.
Toyota Motor Corp. (JP:7203 3,070, -10.00, -0.32%) /quotes/comstock/13*!tm/quotes/nls/tm (TM 69.97, +0.19, +0.27%) was cited in reports as saying it had sent a field technical specialist to San Diego to investigate the report and offer assistance.
