"The lawsuits against Tesla seemed likely after three college students died in a burning Cybertruck in Piedmont, and the parents of the victims say the doors of the Cybertruck would not open as the vehicle burned. There was a heartbreaking local news story as we headed into the Thanksgiving holiday last year when we learned the three college students on break were killed in the crash of a Tesla Cybertruck (a fourth student in the car survived)."
"But it also came out that a California Highway Investigation produced testimony that the doors of the Tesla stopped working as the vehicle burned, possibly trapping the victims inside. The one surviving victim Matt Riordan said in his testimony to the CHP that he pulled on the doors for a few seconds, but nothing budged at all. He also testified that I then tried the button on the windshield of Jordan's door, then Krysta's door, with neither opening."
Three 19-year-old Piedmont High graduates died when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed into a cement wall, burst into flames, and caught fire. Toxicology reports showed the three victims had cocaine and alcohol, and the driver had meth and was driving well above the legal alcohol limit. A California Highway Investigation produced testimony that the Cybertruck doors stopped working as the vehicle burned, possibly trapping occupants. The sole survivor testified that he pulled on doors and used door buttons without success. Krysta Tsukahara's parents contend she died from smoke inhalation and burns rather than crash trauma. Tsukahara and Nelson's parents filed wrongful-death lawsuits in Alameda County, alleging Tesla sold a car with a system that can entrap occupants.
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