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Fatal Tesla Model S crash under investigation by authorities, raises safety concerns
Photo of wreckage (Source: ABC13, ABC13.com)
The two men killed in the crash were identified by local authorities as Everett Talbot, 69, an engineer, and his friend Dr. William Varner, 69. According to a Reuters report on April 19, the vehicle “was traveling at high speed near Houston when it failed to negotiate a curve and went off the road, crashing into a tree and bursting into flames” in the Carlton Woods Creekside subdivision last Saturday night.
The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office reported that subsequent small fires continued to flare up for hours and required rescue workers to use about 30,000 gallons of water to extinguish, due to the fact that the car’s battery continued to reignite after the crash, ABC13 Eyewitness News reported.
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FILE - This Feb. 9, 2019, file photo shows a sign bearing the company logo outside a Tesla store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver.
Image Credit: (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) April 19, 2021 - 8:00 PM DETROIT - The fiery crash of a Tesla near Houston with no one behind the wheel is drawing scrutiny from two federal agencies that could bring new regulation of electronic systems that take on some driving tasks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety board said Monday they would send teams to investigate the Saturday night crash on a residential road that killed two men in a Tesla Model S.
Scrutiny of Tesla Crash Could Trigger Regulation
The NHTSA and NTSB are sending teams to investigate the crash that killed two in a Tesla Model S.
Apr 20th, 2021
AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File
DETROIT (AP) The fiery crash of a Tesla near Houston with no one behind the wheel is drawing scrutiny from two federal agencies that could bring new regulation of electronic systems that take on some driving tasks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday they would send teams to investigate the Saturday night crash on a residential road that killed two men in a Tesla Model S.