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2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 1678191 · 2020-07-20

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
34,067
Speed
2 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

ON 7/18/2020, I PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT AND MY TESLA ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WENT OVER THE CURB, HIT THE WALL OF A BUSINESS, HIT THE DOORS OF A BUSINESS AND A PERSON COMING OUT OF THAT BUSINESS THEN IT HIT POLE AND STOPPED. AMBULANCE TOOK A PERSON HIT TO THE HOSPITAL ( I PRAY FOR HIS WELLBEING), I HAVE POLICE REPORTED AND CAR TOWED AWAY ( TOTALLY RUINED). IT WAS LIKE A NIGHTMARE WHEN CAR SPED UP SUDDENLY AND YOU SEE PERSON THROWN INTO YOUR WINDSHIELD. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE HURT AND LIVES ARE TAKEN. TESLA THIS IS SERIOUS. WE JUST HAVE UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE, LAST WEEK.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11340308
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown