, ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁eight ▁years ▁in ▁j ail ▁for ▁rear - ending ▁a ▁car , ▁killing ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁occup ants ▁and ▁inj uring ▁the ▁other ▁two . ▁This ▁happened ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁driving ▁home ▁from ▁church ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁exit ing ▁the ▁highway . ▁K ou a ▁ins ists ▁that ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Toy ota ▁Cam ry ▁sp ed ▁up ▁to ▁between ▁ 7 0 ▁and ▁ 9 0   m ph ▁despite ▁heavy ▁bra king . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁vehicle ▁inspect or ▁h ired ▁by ▁att or ne ys ▁for ▁the ▁conv icted ▁man ▁reported ▁finding ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁car ' s ▁acceler ator ▁system . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁jur ors ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁trial ▁question ed ▁the ▁guilty ▁ver dict , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁injured ▁surv iv ors ▁file d ▁suit ▁against ▁Toy ota ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁deal ership ▁that ▁sold ▁the ▁car , ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁Lee ▁should ▁be ▁set ▁free . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Ram sey ▁County ▁Att orney ▁and ▁pro sec utor ▁Susan ▁Ga ert ner ▁opposed ▁a ▁new ▁trial , ▁stating ▁that ▁she ▁saw ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁K ou a ' s ▁Cam ry ▁experienced ▁" s ud den ▁un int ended ▁acceleration ", ▁and ▁a ▁US ▁District ▁Court ▁Judge ▁was ▁given ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁decide