Tesla has been addressed in a bombshell lawsuit following the deaths of three college students, Krysta Tsukahara, 19, Jack Nelson, 20, and Soren Dixon in California
Krysta Tsukahara was burned alive in a Tesla (Image: Krysta Tsukahara / Facebook)
A teen was burned alive when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and locked her and her friends inside – before it went up in flames, a lawsuit has claimed.
Krysta Tsukahara, 19, and Jack Nelson, 20, who were both sitting in the rear passenger seats, tragically died in the early morning crash on November 27. The Cybertruck in which they were travelling smashed into a tree and caught alight. They were unable to escape.
The driver, Soren Dixon, 19, was also killed in the crash in California, US, while a fourth passenger, Jordan Miller, managed to flee the vehicle after a passer-by broke the windscreen with a tree branch. It has been claimed that the electronic door release system failed after the Cybertruck lost power.
Jack Nelson tragically died in the crash (Image: IMCLA Recruits)
Her parents Carl and Noelle Tsukahara have filed a lawsuit against Tesla in response, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in Alameda County Superior Court, Krysta died of smoke inhalation. It further claims that the emergency manual interior door release is extremely difficult to locate.
The family attorney Roger Dreyer said: “It’s just a horror story. Tesla knows that it’s happened and that it’s going to happen, and they are doing nothing but selling the car with a system that entraps people and doesn’t provide a way of extraction.”
In an emailed statement, Todd Nelson and Stannye Nelson said: “The four young people in the Cybertruck were close friends and outstanding individuals, each on the verge of making meaningful contributions to the world.”
Soren Dixton was pronounced dead after the crash (Image: MCLA)
“They were all victims of Tesla’s unsafe design.” It has been reported that the four victims had substances including cocaine and alcohol in their systems. Impaired driving and speeding were also contributors of the crash, said the California Highway Patrol.
However, the Tsukaharas’ attorney said the blame should not be shifted onto the occupants. Dreyer commented: “They [Tesla] will want to blame Mr Dixon, anybody but themselves.
“But this vehicle absolutely should not have entombed these individuals and my clients’ daughter. It’s our way of holding the wrongdoer accountable and correcting bad conduct.”
The Daily Mirror has contacted Tesla for comment.
