LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- conviction against Chung. Charges have been dropped Chung's attorney, Richard against a Torrance woman who Hutton, said the dismissal blamed her deadly Lexus SUV was proper because there was crash on a mechanical nothing Chung could have done malfunction. to prevent the crash. Unmi Suk Chung, 62, had been "It's a tremendous load off facing up to six years in her shoulders," he said of prison in the Dec. 2008 his client. "She was very rollover crash on Interstate depressed. Combined with the 10 in West Los Angeles. death, it was the worst part Chung's sister-in-law, Esook of her life." Synn, 69, was killed in the Chung's Lexus RX330 was not crash. part of the more than 5 A surviving passenger told million vehicles recently investigators Chung had recalled by the Japanese auto screamed "no brakes" several maker. However, the model times as her vehicle raced to was recalled in 2006 because nearly 80 mph and crashed on of a floor-mat defect that the Overland Avenue exit ramp could cause the gas pedal to and overturned. stick. Prosecutors said Wednesday Synn's relatives have a that safety recalls by Toyota pending wrongful death Motor Corp., which lawsuit against Toyota -- one manufactures Lexuscars, would of dozens filed against the make it difficult to win a auto maker.
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