Tesla has just been dragged to justice after a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two people last September. In question, the defective suspension of a Tesla Model 3.
Last September, Nicholas Garcia and his 19-year-old passenger, Jazmin Alcala, died when the 2021 Tesla Model 3 they were riding in veered off the road, crashed into two trees and burst into flames. The National Transportation Safety Board had sent investigators to examine the accident in South Florida.
According to the investigations, the vehicle was traveling at a speed of 145 km / h in a residential area yet limited to 50 km / h. Dashcam video shows that a large bump in the intersection caused the Model 3 to take off. Upon landing, the driver lost control, then hit two trees before bursting into flames, leading to the death of the two occupants. The NTSB investigation has so far not determined a suspension failure or why the Model 3 veered left so abruptly. The organization only indicated that the car accelerated to 145 km/h in five seconds.
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The families of the victims lodge a complaint
Today, the car driver’s family is suing Tesla, Tesla Florida and a Tesla service manager. due to the car’s allegedly faulty suspension. The 2021 Model 3 vehicle featured a “ defective and unreasonably dangerous suspension likely to cause loss of control under ordinary and foreseeable driving conditions according to the lawsuit filed by the driver’s family in Florida state court.
The complaint also states that four days prior to the September accident, the driver, Nicholas G Garcia, took the vehicle to a Tesla store due to ” controllability/steering, suspension, battery and electronics, and ability to open doors “. Tesla after-sales service manager allegedly ‘negligent’ when inspecting the affected Model 3.
As of now, the legal action is still ongoing. This aims to obtain damages of more than $30,000 each from Tesla and the service manager. Unlike another accident where a Tesla was seen hitting a police car, it appears that the Autopilot was not activated.
Source: The Verge
