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Family files wrongful death suit following Tesla crash in Texas
Key takeaways
- Musk’s company denies that its driving assistance system is to blame.
- The family of a woman killed after a Tesla, which was operating using "an automated driving assistance system" according to authorities, crashed into her home is suing both the company and the driver of the vehicle.
- As reported by Elektrek, a lawsuit was filed in Harris County District Court by Jennifer and Justin Barbour, the daughter and son-in-law of the 76-year-old victim, Martha Avila.
Musk’s company denies that its driving assistance system is to blame.
Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock. The family of a woman killed after a Tesla, which was operating using "an automated driving assistance system" according to authorities, crashed into her home is suing both the company and the driver of the vehicle.
As reported by Elektrek, a lawsuit was filed in Harris County District Court by Jennifer and Justin Barbour, the daughter and son-in-law of the 76-year-old victim, Martha Avila. It accuses Tesla of a design defect, and the car's owner, Michael Butler, 44, of negligence.
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