Texas Tesla FSD crash leads to manslaughter charges
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44-year-old Michael Butler was charged with manslaughter after his Tesla Model 3, reportedly using Full-Self Driving, crashed into a Katy, Texas home, killing Martha Avila; investigators say the accelerator was pressed to 100% while FSD was engaged, and both the NHTSA and NTSB opened investigations into the crash.
- Tesla driver faces manslaughter charges over Texas crash that killed a woman inside her home The Verge
- Tesla driver charged with manslaughter after fatal crash into Houston-area home Houston Public Media
- Man overrode Tesla’s self-driving mode, hit 73 mph before deadly Katy-area home crash, court docs say KHOU
- Driver charged with manslaughter after Tesla strikes home, killing 76-year-old The Washington Post
- Katy Tesla crash: Driver charged in connection to crash that killed 76-year-old woman FOX 26 Houston
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