WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – A Tesla Fire officials said the driver was killed and a passenger was seriously injured Saturday when the vehicle crashed into a parked fire truck on a Northern California highway to cover for a crew dealing with an incident. other accidents, fire officials said.
Four firefighters were inside truck When it hit Interstate 680, it was treated for minor injuries, said Tracie Dutter, assistant superintendent of the Contra Costa County Fire Department.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, Dutter said. The vehicle needed to be cut to get the passenger out, who was taken to the hospital.
The photos show the front end of the vehicle crushed and the $1.4 million ladder truck damaged.
California Highway Patrol Officer Adam Lane said it remains unclear whether the driver was intoxicated. Tesla Model WILL are working with automation or driver assistance features.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration To be investigate how Tesla’s Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on the highway. At least 14 Teslas have crashed into emergency vehicles using this system.
Dutter said the truck had its lights on and parked diagonally in the northbound lane of the freeway to protect those responding to a previous crash that did not cause injury.
The fatal crash happened around 4 a.m. and it took several hours to clear the highway. The fire truck had to drag distant.
The Model WILL among Nearly 363,000 Tesla vehicles were recalled on Thursday because of potential flaws in its “Full Self-Driving” system. While the recall is intended to address possible problems at intersections and speed limits, it comes as U.S. safety regulators are investigating more broadly about the issue. Tesla’s autopilot system.
