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A Minnesota prosecutor has hired a
mechanical engineer to inspect the 1996 Toyota that crashed into
another car in St. Paul, killing three people.


      Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner said Friday her office
also has asked that the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration participate in the inspection.


      Koua Fong Lee was driving the '96 Camry that crashed into the
back of another car in 2006. Lee is serving an eight-year sentence
and is trying to get his case reopened because of new revelations
of safety problems with Toyotas.

      Gaertner says the car is not part of the recent Toyota recall.
But she says if there is evidence of sudden acceleration, her
office wants to know about it.


      Attorneys for Lee and the victims plan to meet with prosecutors
Monday.

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