After a fatal crash, a lawsuit alleges a defect in the Tesla Cybertruck
After a fatal crash, a lawsuit alleges a defect in the Tesla Cybertruck
The parents of a college student who died in a Tesla Cybertruck crash said she was trapped inside the vehicle when it caught fire due to a "design defect that made it nearly impossible for her to open the door," according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court on Thursday.
The parents of Krista Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world's richest man "knew about this defect for years and could have moved quickly to fix the problem but did not," leaving the 19-year-old college student trapped in the flames and smoke that ultimately killed her.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. This new legal threat to Tesla, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, comes just weeks after federal regulators opened an investigation into complaints from Tesla drivers regarding stuck door issues.
These investigations and lawsuits come at a critical time for the company, which is seeking to convince Americans that its vehicles will soon be safe enough to ride without anyone in the driver's seat.
According to the lawsuit, Tsukahara was in the back seat of the Cybertruck when the driver, who was intoxicated and high, crashed into a tree in a suburb of San Francisco. Three of the four passengers in the car, including the driver, died, and a fourth person was pulled out after a rescuer broke a window and reached him.
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