FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2021 file photo, a Tesla electric vehicle emblem is affixed to a passenger vehicle in Boston. The U.S. governments highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Teslas Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles that are handling traffic crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the request in an 11-page letter to the electric car maker that was dated Tuesday, Aug. 31. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) (Steven Senne, Copyright 2021The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – A Tesla crashed into a Florida home Friday, killing two people and seriously injuring three others, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Officials said the car was reportedly not on autopilot when the 43-year-old driver sped through a stop sign, hit a curb that sent it airborne and later crashed into the home. A 69-year-old woman who resided at the Palm Harbor home was killed.
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One of the vehicles passengers also died at the hospital, said FHP's Sergeant Steve Gaskins.
The driver and two other passengers were seriously injured.
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