US EditionParents of college student killed in Tesla crash allege design flaw trapped her in the burning car
The lawsuit alleges Tesla ignored known Cybertruck door flaws that trapped a passenger during a fire, amid a federal probe of similar stuck-door complaints.
- On Thursday, the parents of Krysta Tsukahara filed a lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court alleging Tesla knew about the Cybertruck door flaw that trapped their 19-year-old daughter amid flames and smoke.
- The crash occurred when the driver smashed the Cybertruck into a tree in Piedmont, California, killing three of the four occupants, including driver Soren Dixon, 19, who was intoxicated and had taken drugs.
- Tesla's doors depend on a separate 12-volt battery that can fail in crashes, and manual releases are hard to find, forcing rescuers to smash a window to reach a passenger.
- The legal filing in Alameda County Superior Court comes weeks after federal regulators investigating stuck-door complaints, joining other suits as Tesla seeks to assure consumers about driverless car safety soon.
- The development could complicate Tesla's push toward driverless vehicles, as the suit highlights Cybertruck troubles after its launch and the August verdict awarded more than four hundred million dollars.
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Family of deadly Cybertruck crash victim sues Tesla claiming car's design didn't allow her to escape
A lawsuit filed Thursday by parents of a college student killed in last year's Piedmont Cybertruck 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.
Parents of college student killed in Tesla crash say design flaw trapped her
The parents of a college student in a Tesla crash say she was killed by flames and smoke as she tried but failed to escape the burning car because of a design flaw making it difficult to open the doors in fires, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Parents of U.S. college student killed in Tesla crash say design flaw in door trapped her as car burned
The parents of a U.S. college student in a Tesla crash say she was killed by flames and smoke as she tried but failed to escape the burning car because of a design flaw making it difficult to open the doors in fires, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
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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.
Parents of college student killed in Cybertruck crash sue Tesla over faulty door design
19-year-old Krysta Tsukahara was unable to escape the burning Cybertruck after high-speed crash, leading to her death from smoke inhalation and burns, lawsuit says - Anadolu Ajansı
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