Model 3 landed in a pond - Pictures

[eprosenx]

I hope everyone was OK!

Someone must have been having a little bit too much fun in their M3.

Looks like the car is very intact for that far a fall and crash into a tree.

Photos: Airborne driver lands in Clackamas County pond

(this is outside of Portland Oregon)

 

[Kermee]

You can't fix stupid. Even in a Tesla.

Full text of the article: Drunk Tesla driver goes airborne, lands in Clackamas County pond, deputies say — Speed and alcohol were considered factors in the crash, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

 

[eprosenx]

Oh, yeah, so drunk driving = bad:

Man injured after he drives Tesla into Canby duck pond
Sheriff: Impaired driver crashes Tesla into duck pond near Canby

I wonder if the firefighters cut one of the two high voltage disconnect locations before walking around in that pond? Looks like the hood is popped... Could have also gotten to the far side "C" pillar disconnect.

 

[BobAbooey]

Airborne part sounds fun , the rest is goin to suck though

 

[xilex]

What a waste. So many other more deserving people still waiting for their cars. Definitely not contributing to "accelerating the transition to sustainable energy" here.

 

[BerTX]

So would the headline read "Drunk Ford Driver" if he had been driving a Ford? Silly question -- there wouldn't even BE a headline.

 

[Need]

Risky Business.

 

[sharpgator]

Speed doesn’t kill. Sudden deceleration does though.

 

[ℬête Noire]

So would the headline read "Drunk Ford Driver" if he had been driving a Ford? Silly question -- there wouldn't even BE a headline.

Managing to get your vehicle airborne always gives you a good chance to make the local news, even if you don't die or kill someone:

Woman's airborne car crashes between gas pumps

Airborne truck lands atop car in 'remarkable crash' in Arizona

"Tesla" however is a hot clickbait word in general, and it's still sorta a unique thing to see around, so yeah whether good and bad there's always a higher than usual chance of "Tesla" getting into a headline or mentioned when it's involved in something. It's part of why Tesla doesn't need to spend money on advertising.

 

[ℬête Noire]

Speed doesn’t kill. Sudden deceleration does though.

But only the third deceleration. Not the car's deceleration, usually not your bone's deceleration, but the squishy insides stopping against your skull and other hard objects.

 

[ngogas]

Stupid alcohol and driving. He won the dumb a$$ award.

 

[Kermee]

I wonder though if he was sober enough to yell "FORE!" before he went airborne...

 

[Sw0rdf1sh]

I looked at the picture, saw the clubs on the ground and said, "Bet that guy was drunk".

Then came back and saw the link to the article which verified my assumption. Must have been a hell of a day at the Course.

 

[wbhokie]

Crazy! Someone needed to use "Chill Mode"

 

[V__2]

Glad driver is OK in this case. Just as a reminder, even if this was indeed a case of impaired driving, this driver is someone's relative, maybe father or son or brother. Too often reading insensitive comments even when there is a fatality.

 

[Rockster]

What a waste. So many other more deserving people still waiting for their cars. Definitely not contributing to "accelerating the transition to sustainable energy" here.

I think they accelerated the transition a little too much...

 

[Nocturnal]

Not only drunk driving, but driving drunk and being stupid. FFS, if you are drunk maybe at least try to drive carefully?

 

[StellarRat]

Those were expensive drinks! I don't leave home when I'm having a beer unless someone comes and gets me!

Tesla Announces "Drunk Mode" software update.

<Driver attempts to shift car out of Park> Model 3 - "Oh hell no!"
Driver - "Come on you POS! Why won't you shift?"
Model 3 - "F off! I don't want to die!"

 

[Trips]

I hope he is OK and a non-cop grabbed his flash drive so we can see the footage someday. Is there a way to password protect and encrypt the drive?

 

[StellarRat]

I hope he is OK and a non-cop grabbed his flash drive so we can see the footage someday. Is there a way to password protect and encrypt the drive?

You're making a lot of assumptions! First, he may not have had a drive plugged in, second you assume it was working, third, my guess is that most police departments don't even know the car can record yet.