January 18, 2022 07:50 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889768/tesla-autopilot-criminal-charges-la-fatal-crash
Tesla owner is the first to face felony charges for deadly Autopilot crash
California prosecutors filed two felony charges against the owner of Tesla Model S for a deadly crash in 2019 that involved the vehicle’s Autopilot system, marking the first time that a Tesla owner has been criminally charged in the US in a case involving the automaker’s advanced driver assist system. The charges were first reported by the AP.
According to the LA County District Attorney, the incident took place in Gardena, a suburb of LA, on December 29, 2019. Kevin George Aziz Riad, 27, was exiting a highway in his black Model S when he ran through a red light, slamming into a Honda Civic and killing two people.
Riad, a limousine service driver, will now face two charges of vehicular manslaughter, according to charges filed with the...
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