Freed From Prison, Minnesota Toyota Driver Will Sue Toyota

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Oct. 26, 2010

In an interview with ABC news – his first following his release from jail – Lee said he was anxious to see his four children, ranging in age from two-and-a-half to eight-years-old. "The first thing I'm going to do is talk to them, to get to know them, to play with them," Lee said. "I want them to know I am their daddy. I will teach them what the word daddy means."

Lee's attorney Bob Hilliard credited an ABC News report from Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross for garnering attention on the case.

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"It was the result of the ABC report that brought the people to us that said they want to help us," Hilliard said. Lee's attorneys said dozens of witnesses came forward with similar stories of unintended acceleration problems with their 1996 Toyota Camry's, like what happened in Lee's case.

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