3 Calif. High School Graduates Killed, 1 Seriously Injured in Cybertruck Crash: Reports
Mar. 15, 2025A photo of a Tesla Cybertruck crashed at Hampton Road and King Avenue in Piedmont, Calif.Photo:KRON 4/Youtube
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Three recent high school graduates have died and one is seriously injured following a Tesla Cybertruck crash near Oakland, Calif., the day before Thanksgiving.
On Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 3:08 a.m. local time, the Piedmont Police Department responded after receiving an alert from an iPhone regarding a collision, the police chief, Jeremy Bowers, confirmed in a news conference shared onFacebook.
Bowers said three people died in the incident, which occurred at Hampton Road and King Avenue, after police arrived to find the vehicle “fully engulfed in flames.”
He said one person was seriously injured following the crash and had been taken to hospital. He also confirmed officials arrived at the scene to find an “uninvolved party pulling one of the occupants from the vehicle.” He said it’s “possible” the people were “at a function together prior.”
Bowers confirmed to PEOPLE that the vehicle involved in the crash was a Cybertruck. He added that the authorities were not providing the victims' names or ages “out of respect to the involved families.”
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KGO reported that the victims were sophomores in college, and a mother close to the families of the victims stated that two men and one woman had died in the crash. A woman who knew the victims told KRON they were home from college for the holidays when the crash occurred.
In the news conference, Bowers said officials are investigating whether alcohol or drugs played a factor in the crash.
“Speed is likely a contributing factor in this collision,” he added.
Bowers also said that police could not initially put the “intense” flames out, but the fire department quickly got the fire under control upon arrival.
“There’s no indication that there were mechanical effects that were the primary cause for the collision,” Bowers said, adding that the cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Sandy Martin, who reportedly taught the victims in middle school, told KGO, “They are smart kids, they are good kids. They are also … kids who were very supportive of their friends.”
“This shouldn’t happen to any kids. But when you know them, it makes it worse,” Martin added.
The station, citing police, reported that the vehicle “jumped the curb, struck a cement wall, and then wedged in between the wall and a tree.”
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“We are just [devastated]. I know the family whose son is in the hospital right now. I know the other families,” neighbor Aileen Desoto said, according to KGO.
“I know he has surgery. He is in recovery. He had some burns. He is under sedation. So, we are hoping he recovers,” Desoto added.
source: people.com
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