U.S. probing fatal Tesla crash that killed pedestrian

Reuters2021-09-04

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators on Friday disclosed they are investigating a July 26 fatal crash in New York involving a Tesla that may have been using an advanced driver assistance system.

In July, Several media outlets reported a 52-year-old man fixing a flat tire on the Long Island Expressway in New York was killed when he was struck by a Tesla. An agency spokeswoman told Reuters Friday the agency was aware of the "July 26 incident involving a Tesla vehicle on the Long Island Expressway in New York, and has launched a Special Crash Investigation team to investigate the crash."

The agency's probe into the New York crash has not been previously reported.

(Reporting by David Shepardson)

((David.Shepardson@thomsonreuters.com; 2028988324;))

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