HARTFORD, Conn. -- Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he's investigating Toyota's response to vehicle accelerator problems after three Camry crashes in Connecticut this week.

Blumenthal said Friday he's asked the car company if it plans to send experts to examine the Connecticut cars to determine if faulty accelerators played a role. He also asked for Toyota's procedures for investigating such crashes.

Blumenthal said, "We are demanding that Toyota tell us the steps it is taking to investigate these three crashes, very possible due to defective accelerators."

On Tuesday in New Britain, a 76-year-old woman's Camry struck the front steps of a church.

On Thursday, a 77-year-old man died when his Camry crashed on Route 8 in Torrington, and another Camry rolled over in Middletown.

The causes remain under investigation.

Blumenthal said, "If Toyota is telling the world that it is taking all the steps appropriate to correct possible defects and problems, and it fails to even come to Connecticut to inspect the vehicles and investigate these crashes, it may well be violating our law. Certainly it's violating an ethical and moral duty."

More than 8 million Toyotas have been recalled over brake and acceleration problems. The accelerator problems have been linked to 52 deaths nationwide.