PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A mobile phone call may have saved the life of a panic-stricken French driver who found himself hurtling down a motorway at 200 kph (125 mph) but unable to slow down because of a mystery fault with his luxury saloon car.
The driver called police to say the cruise control of his Renault Vel Satis had jammed while overtaking a lorry, and that all attempts to brake or put the ...
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