Driver Killed, Passenger Injured After Tesla Crashes and Bursts into Flames in New York City: Witnesses

Mar. 15, 2025

A female driver was killed and a male passenger was seriously injured in a fiery Tesla crash in New York City, authorities said.

First responders arrived at the scene on FDR Drive at E. 75th St. to find the two occupants had been ejected from the white electric vehicle, police said.

Investigators at the scene determined that the northbound Tesla struck a wall and the driver likely lost control of the vehicle. On impact, the car then caught on fire.

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“[It] was going at least 120, 130 [mph] at least,” the witness told the station, adding that “the damage was just so much that it split in half, and that just started going on fire.”

PEOPLE reached out to Tesla on Tuesday, Feb. 4, for comment.

source: people.com