Sudden Acceleration: Kentucky Driver Defends Her Account Of Runaway Chevrolet SUV

June 17, 2010 — -- The Kentucky woman who says her Chevrolet Equinox accelerated uncontrollably on I-64 has now come forward to describe and defend her account of the incident.

Marlene Taylor was driving her 2008 Equinox, with her twin three-year-old daughters in the back seat, between Lexington and Louisville when she says it began to race at speeds up to 90 MPH after she engaged the cruise control. Taylor claims she could not bring the car to a stop until a state trooper placed his vehicle in front of hers.

Taylor told WHAS she's sticking to her story, even though General Motors said it found no evidence to support her version of events after inspecting her 2008 Chevy Equinox.

"What happened on May 27th is true," she told WHAS11 News. "I'm not making it up, I don't know why it happened, and apparently, GM doesn't know why it happened."

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE WHAS INTERVIEW WITH MARLENE TAYLOR

Taylor said she wants GM to continue to investigate what happened. She says she's not after GM's money, but wants to speak out because she doesn't think the company is doing enough to investigate the problem she reported with her car.

Taylor can be heard on 911 tapes of the incident crying, saying, "Oh my god, I can't stop," and honking her horn at cars in front of her. She can also be heard saying to her children, "Oh babies, I love you so much."

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO TAYLOR'S 911 CALLS

"I didn't know if I was going to keep the car under control," Taylor told WHAS. "I didn't know how to stop. I was so afraid they [her children] were going to get hurt or possibly killed. I didn't care about myself, I just care about my babies, my girls. I love them very much."

Taylor said she tried using the brakes, but they were ineffective. The 911 operator advised Taylor to put her car in neutral. Taylor claimed she tried, but the gear shift was stuck. She said she never tried turning the keys to the off position because she was scared the steering would lock-up.

Kentucky state trooper Mark Johnson told WHAS he caught up to Taylor's car 20 miles outside of Lexington. By that time it was raining, according to Johnson, and visibility was about 100 feet. Johnson pulled his car alongside Taylor's car and another car pulled in front of her. The trooper in front used his vehicle to block the Equinox to a stop just outside Shelbyville, near Louisville.

"She thanked me for saving her life and the life of her kids," said Johnson.