ST. PAUL (AP) — A St. Paul man who insists he did everything he could to stop before his Toyota crashed into another vehicle, killing three people, got support Monday from witnesses who said the same thing happened to them.

The case has been in the national spotlight.

Koua Fong Lee, 32, is serving an eight-year prison sentence for multiple convictions related to the 2006 crash, including convictions on two counts of criminal vehicular homicide. He requested a new trial this year after Toyota recalled millions of vehicles because of problems with sudden unintended acceleration. Lee’s lawyers say his 1996 Camry — while it wasn’t part of the recall — may have experienced the same problem.

Nine witnesses testified Monday about their own harrowing drives: Their trusted Toyota suddenly took off on its own, and wouldn’t stop, even when the driver had both feet on the brake. One woman said her engine revved so high, it “roared.” A man stopped only by crashing into another vehicle. Another said his brakes caught fire. Some got their cars to stop by putting them in neutral, or turning them off.

One of Lee’s attorneys, Bob Hilliard, said none of the defense witnesses have current lawsuits pending against Toyota and none of them have filed complaints with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Many of the witnesses testified that they contacted Lee’s attorneys after seeing reports of his case.

Lee’s attorneys have argued he deserves a new trial because an expert witness gave false information to the jury, and Lee had ineffective counsel at his first trial.