PICTURED: Financial advisor, 69, and doctor, 59, who died in fiery Tesla crash when they plowed into a tree while no one was driving - as their families say they are going through a living hell waiting for investigation
Dr. Will Varner, 59, and Everette Talbot, 69, died in the crash in Spring, Texas, on Saturday just before 11.30pm
They had been in Varner s house and took his Model S for a spin , according to friends and family
They only made it a few hundred yards when it veered off the quiet cul-de-sac and plowed into a tree
For four hours, they burned in a fiery wreckage while firefighters tried to put out the flames
Second victim identified after fiery, deadly Tesla crash north of Houston
The constable s office said earlier this week that Tesla is cooperating with the investigation, in which federal authorities are now also involved. Author: Doug Delony, Janelle Bludau Published: 11:24 AM CDT April 21, 2021 Updated: 6:10 PM CDT April 21, 2021
HOUSTON The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has officially identified the second person who was in a fiery Tesla crash north of Houston over the weekend, records show.
Talbot s spouse was the person notified after the wreck, records showed Wednesday.
The crash happened last Saturday night, according to Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman. The constable said one victim was found in the back seat of the burned vehicle and one victim was found in the front passenger seat. Herman said his investigators claimed no one was driving at the time of impact.
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Authorities on Wednesday identified the victims in Saturday s fiery Tesla crash.
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The two victims in the fatal Tesla crash that occurred this past weekend in Texas have been identified as William Varner and Everette Talbot, the local medical examiner s office said Wednesday.
The fiery crash involved a 2019 Tesla Model S car, and local authorities said there is no indication that anyone was in the driver s seat when the car swerved off the road and hit a tree.