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Parents of College Student Killed in Tesla Crash Allege Design Flaw Trapped Her in the Burning Car

  • The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege a design flaw in Tesla vehicles prevented her from escaping during a fatal crash, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday.
  • Tesla had prior knowledge of the flaw but failed to address it, resulting in Krysta's death after a crash where the driver was intoxicated.
  • Krysta Tsukahara, 19, was in the back of a Cybertruck involved in an accident caused by a drunk and drugged driver.
  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating reports of doors failing to open after crashes, as mentioned in their ongoing investigation.
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Parents of college student killed in Tesla crash allege design flaw trapped her in the burning car

A lawsuit filed Thursday by parents of a college student killed in a Tesla crash says she was trapped inside as the car burned because of a design flaw that makes it difficult to open the doors in fires.

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Parents of college student killed in Tesla crash say design flaw in door trapped her as car burned

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