Tesla crash over cliff...

[deonb]

Still only 3. The "4th" was actually a Roadster.

I thought that was undecided?

 

[rpo]

I thought that was undecided?

I gleamed that from the thread about that crash. Maybe I misread it or it was incorrect?

 

[rickgt]

good research

Wow, if you click on that nutcases's name and look through the rest of his comments - he has 300 posts all over the web where he almost exclusively seeks out articles about Tesla and trashes it. Has been going on for 7 months.

He seems to be owning a Panamera Turbo S. Maybe his motivation is that he's upset that he spent so much money on his Porche and now he gets it handed to him by an EV?

 

[scaesare]

Interesting it's in the "Fires" section of that site... do all FD responses automatically get reported there, or do car accidents that may also include fire get reported elsewhere?

 

[DavidB]

2015-06-22 Tesla plunged off a cliff & burned--driver died

My apologies if this news was already posted on the forums:

On June 22, 2015, Timothy Andrew Devine died when his Tesla Model S plunged off a cliff along Malibu Canyon Road (Los Angeles County, California, USA). The car broke in pieces and burned.

http://www.dailynews.com/general-ne...-crash-of-tesla-is-53-year-old-from-calabasas

http://www.dailynews.com/general-ne...m-is-tim-devine-woodland-hills-husband-father

 

[MorrisonHiker]

There are already at least two other threads on the same topic, posted over a week ago.

 

[DavidB]

There are already at least two other threads on the same topic, posted over a week ago.

So I see. I searched several times, using different keywords, and did not find them. Again, I apologize.

Still only 3. The "4th" was actually a Roadster.

I'd would like to see proof that the "4th" was actually a Roadster. As far as I have know, all 4 were in Model S vehicles, and no Roadsters have had fatalities.

 

[ecarfan]

I'd would like to see proof that the "4th" was actually a Roadster. As far as I have know, all 4 were in Model S vehicles, and no Roadsters have had fatalities.

Really, there have been zero Roadster fatalities to date?
Any serious injuries in a Roadster accident?

 

[wiztecy]

Really, there have been zero Roadster fatalities to date?
Any serious injuries in a Roadster accident?

Yes Zero fatalities to date and no serious injuries. Its really the law of numbers here... not enough Roadsters on the road to raise the odds. Looking at the Elise there have been fatalities. The front is so low that everything rides up onto it and good luck if you think that windshield piller will stop anything. In time I'm putting in a full roll cage for my protection in the Roadster. It also will help stiffen the tub up which has some flexing due to the lower sills vs. the higher ones on the Elise.

 

[Schmidty]

They call out the car because people will be more interested in clicking thru. They sell advertisements based on click-thru numbers. If the title of the article was Man who died in fiery Malibu Canyon crash is 53-year-old from Calabasas...or Man who died in fiery Malibu Canyon crash of Honda Accord is 53-year-old from Calabasas...not nearly as interesting or appealing.