A beloved teenage honors student and his father were killed in a “self-driving” Tesla Model 3 that suddenly veered off the road without warning, slammed into a tree and then burst into flames, according to a wrongful death suit filed by the boy’s mother.
At the same time, the vehicle’s electric-powered door handles became inoperable once the battery system caught fire, preventing the two from getting out or rescuers getting in – a serious issue that has similarly doomed others riding in Teslas – Shantorria Herring’s complaint alleges.
