ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota judge has ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to eight years in prison for a Toyota crash that killed three people.
Koua Fong Lee of St. Paul had insisted he tried to brake his 1996 Camry before it plowed into a car as he exited a St. Paul freeway in 2006. The 32-year-old's case got a new look in the wake of Toyota's widely publicized problems with sudden acceleration in newer-model Toyotas.
Lee's attorneys had argued evidence backed up Lee's account he was trying to brake. They also argued his defense attorney did a poor job.
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Prosecutors had opposed a new trial, saying there was no compelling new evidence.