AUTOS: Class-action lawsuits could cost Toyota billions – North County Times
MIAMI —- Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press

Runaway Toyota Prius to be investigated  – ONE News
US safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis. US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

Trucker gets probation for crash – Salem News
BEVERLY — A trucker who tried to start his stalled 131âÑ2-ton dump truck last October by throwing it in neutral and pushing it from behind — only to send it crashing head-on into a police officer sitting in a pickup truck — will spend 18