The First Person Ever To Die In a Tesla Is a Guy Who Stole One 443
mrspoonsi sends this news from The Verge:
Elon Musk can no longer say that no one's ever died in a Tesla automobile crash. But few people will be pointing fingers at the electric car maker for this senseless tragedy. Earlier this month, 26-year-old Joshua Slot managed to successfully ride off with a Model S he'd stolen from a Tesla service center in Los Angeles, but police quickly spotted the luxury vehicle and gave chase. According to Park Labrea News, the high-speed pursuit was eventually called off after officers were involved in a fender bender of their own, leaving the police department strained for resources and without any feasible way of catching up to Slot. Reports claim he was traveling at speeds of "nearly 100 mph," but losing the police tail apparently didn't convince Slot to hit the brakes. Instead he sped on, eventually colliding with three other vehicles and a pair of street poles. The final impact was severe enough to "split the Tesla in half" and eject Slot from the car's remains. The Tesla's front section wound up in the middle of the road and caught fire. Its rear portion flew through the air with such force that it slammed into the side of a local Jewish community center and became wedged there.
Died Outside a Tesla (Score:5, Funny)
Considering he was thrown from the vehicle (likely from not wearing a seatbelt) I'm not sure you could say he died 'in' a Tesla.
another tesla fire (Score:5, Funny)
from summary: The Tesla's front section wound up in the middle of the road and caught fire.
Yup, another tesla fire.
Caught Fire. AGAIN (Score:1, Funny)
See??? These cars are unsafe!
Anti-Theft (Score:2, Funny)
Sounds like an anti-theft feature.
Great Story! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:first death (Score:2, Funny)
Make it another 10, please.
Unsafe at any speed (above 100 MPH)... (Score:5, Funny)
So at times the Tesla was being driven at speeds up to 100 MPH, collided with three cars and two utility poles along the way, and eventually suffered an impact that split the car in two, immolating the front half and embedding the back half within a nearby building.
Can't people see how dangerous and unsafe these vehicles are?!?
If something as trivial as multiple high-speed impacts can lead to driver fatality, imagine what could happen in a REALLY serious accident!
Re:Great Story! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Ejected from car -- seatbelt? (Score:5, Funny)
...be sure you buckle up! You can't expect Elon Musk to do it for you.
Don't give anybody any ideas!
Re:Died Outside a Tesla (Score:5, Funny)
Died Outside a Tesla (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Thrown from the vehicle (Score:5, Funny)
There have been two deaths resulting from a Tesla crash.
Re:Died Outside a Tesla (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Died Outside a Tesla (Score:5, Funny)
Lol, you are technically correct.
The best kind of correct.
Re:Died Outside a Tesla (Score:5, Funny)
As there have only been 100 billion humans ever on the planet, 7% of us are still alive, making being human only 93% lethal.
I suspect the number of Tesla owners versus dead Tesla owners demonstrates them to be nearly immortal.
Re:Jews? (Score:5, Funny)
Or Israel will retaliate by bombing Los Angeles.
I'm trying to see the downside.
Re:Hi speed chase, hum? (Score:0, Funny)
Which innocent person died in this case? The criminal killed himself. No one else died.
Re: Died Outside a Tesla (Score:5, Funny)
So Tesla's anti-theft system is 100% lethal?
Re:Died Outside a Tesla (Score:4, Funny)