Toyota announced Monday that it has developed a fix for thegas pedals in millions of recalled vehicles.

The company said the new parts are already being shipped todealers. The fix comes after Toyota recalled 2.3 million vehicles in the UnitedStates due to a problem with the gas pedal that caused it to stick. The newpart reinforces the pedal assembly in such a way that eliminates the excessfriction that caused the problem.

Totota’s president and chief operating officer, Jim Lentz,said in a statement, “We know what’s causing the sticking accelerator pedals,and we know what we have to do to fix it.” The statement went on to explainthat dealers will work extended hours to fix the recalled vehicles.

The company will begin contacting customers this week to letthem know when to bring their vehicles in for the fix. Toyota will cover all ofthe costs related to the repair.

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Toyota announced on Thursday that a software glitch iscausing braking problems in 2010 model Prius’s.

The car company changed the software in their braking systemin January as part of their “constant quality improvements.” Toyota officialsexplained the braking problem as a “disconnect” in the vehicle’s complexanti-lock system that causes a one second lag. To put this in perspective, avehicle traveling at 60 mph would cover almost 90 feet before the brakes beginto take hold.

Hybrid cars like the Prius operate differently from brakesin most cars. The electric motors in hybrids help to slow the vehicle inaddition to the brakes, generating electricity to recharge the battery.

When asked whether a recall was in the works, Toyota’smanaging officer, Hiro Yuki Yokoyama said “we would want to be given a littletime.”

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Thousands of pounds of beef were recalled for the second time by Beef Packers Inc. They have recalled 22,723 pounds of beef due to contamination of a strain of salmonella.

The recall includes all ground beef sent to stores in Arizona and New Mexico. Consumers are urged to check the "sell by dates" and discard any meet with dates between September 28 through October 11. The recall products include:beef, beef patties, meatballs and stuffed peppers.

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Winter storms on Tuesday created hazardous conditions on Phoenix roadways, causing multiple crashes on I-10 and I-40. The icy conditions caused multiple accidents and a multi-car pile-up on I-10, leaving nine people injured and causing three deaths.

Vehicle fires left the eastbound lanes of I-10 near Casa Grande closed as fire crews attempted to extinguish vehicle fires and help the injured victims receive medical attention. 

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Arizona DPS authorities say that a 29 year-old woman from Gilbert is responsible for a "hit-and-run spree" that caused damage to four vehicles on I-10. The woman is suspected of being intoxicated during the event, and has been charged with driving while impaired and leaving the scene of an accident.

Authorities say that following an initial collision on I-10 east, the woman turned around and began heading west, where  she caused a chain-reaction by striking a truck, which in turn, caused damage to two other vehicles. Fortunately, the other drivers involved suffered only minor injuries, and the woman was taken into custody. 

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The Arizona Department of Public Safety is currently investigating an accident that resulted in the death of one man.  The accident involved two vehicles and the vehicles involved were a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck.

According to reports,  the pickup truck entered an intersection when the light was red.  The tractor-trailer then struck the pickup truck in the intersection.  The driver of the pickup truck was killed in the accident and both vehicles overturned in the intersection following the collision. 

The accident is currently under investigation and more details should be released at a later time. 

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A man is in the hospital with serious injuries following ahit-and-run accident in Midtown on Friday night.

According to Tucson police, the driver of a pickup truck hita car, which then struck a man near the intersection of Speedway and Columbus.Police are still trying to locate the truck driver. The vehicle was describedas a primer gray 1976 Chevy with a loud muffler. The truck has an Arizona licenseplate of 233-XST.

Police say the driver is a white man in his 40’s. He is sixfeet tall with a shaved head and goatee.

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