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Just sort of took on a life of its own. >> correct. >> explain what happened. >> that's exactly what happened. i was actually heading east on interstate 8 in san diego and i pushed the gas a little extra, in fact very hard to pass a car that was coming on the freeway. as i did that, it just -- the gas pedal felt kind of weird and it just went all the way to fast. >> reporter: then you called 911? >> yes. this is 911. do you have an emergency? >> my car, i can't slow down. >> you can't slow it down? >> no. >> what kind of car are you in? i heard a toyota. what color is it? >> blue. >> blue? >> ...

Released a short time ago. listen. >> how fast are you going? >> 80 something. >> you're going 80 miles an hour? >> maybe more now. >> 81? and it's still stuck? >> yes. >> today the driver described what it was like trying desperately to stop the car. here's ted rowlands. >> reporter: we're with jim sykes saying that the accelerator, jim, apparently just sort of took on a life of its own. explain, what happened. >> that's exactly what happened. i was actually heading east on our interstate 8 in san diego. and i pushed the gas a little extra, in fact, very hard to pass a car that was coming on ...

>> today the driver described what it was like trying desperately to stop the car. here's ted rolands. >> reporter: he is saying the accelerator, jim, apparently just sort of took on a life of its own? explain, what happened. >> that's exactly what happened. i was actually heading east on our interstate 8 in san diego. and i pushed the gas a little extra, in fact, very hard to pass a car that was coming on the freeway. and as i did that, it just, the gas pedal felt kind of weird and it went all the way to fast. >> reporter: then you called 911? >> yes. >> this is 911, do you have an emergency?...

A california man said he is lucky to be alive after his toyota prius went out of control, gunning to 90 miles an hour before police could stop the car. ted rowlands has more. >> reporter: we're with jim sikes. this is the gentleman who was in his 2008 prius in san diego county when it went out of control, saying that the accelerator, jim, apparently just sort of took on a life of its own. explain what happened. >> that's exactly what happened. i was actually heading east on interstate 8 in san diego, and i pushed the gas a little extra, in fact, very hard, to pass a car that was coming on the ...