Testimony Reveals Doors Would Not Open on Cybertruck That Caught Fire in Piedmont, Killing Three
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The Highway Patrol’s investigation into a November Cybertruck crash in Piedmont where three college kids died is finding two very Tesla problems: the vehicle immediately caught fire, and its doors would not open.

Summary

A Tesla Cybertruck crashed in Piedmont last November, killing three college students after hitting a cement wall and bursting into flames.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) attributed the crash to intoxication and high speed but found that the victims likely died from the fire.

Testimony revealed the vehicle’s doors would not open after the crash, preventing rescue attempts. A survivor was pulled out after a bystander broke a window with a tree branch.

The CHP’s investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I don’t think that Cybertruck owners deserve death, but if the Cybertruck kills them, they do share in the blame for not researching how much of a death trap it is. These were college kids, so they probably didn’t even know they should have researched that. The driver was also driving recklessly and under the influence. A safer car may have saved them from their own behavior, but in this case, I think they’re to blame.

    That being said, I do think that, now at least, you don’t have an excuse if you buy a Cybertruck. You deserve to be mocked and ridiculed, and you deserve whatever your Cybertruck does to you. If you buy a clown car, you’re a clown.

    So agreed, we can forget it. I was being too harsh in this case. And yeah, fuck that car.