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Tesla drivers crash into swimming pool and home in separate US incidents
Texas man using ‘automated driving assistance system’ crashed into house and Connecticut man drove into pool while trying to park
Separate crashes in Texas and Connecticut involving Tesla electric vehicles left a woman dead when a car barreled into a house; and a driver rescued after plunging into a municipal swimming pool.
A doorbell video camera captured the Friday night episode in Katy, Texas. Authorities said 76-year-old Martha Avila Mantilla was standing in the front room of a relative’s home when the Tesla Model 3 car crashed at speed into the residence.
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Richard Luscombe · Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 6:31 AM
US news | The Guardian
Texas man using ‘automated driving assistance system’ crashed into house and Connecticut man drove into pool while trying to park
Separate crashes in Texas and Connecticut involving Tesla electric vehicles left a woman dead when a car barreled into a house; and a driver rescued after plunging into a municipal swimming pool.
A doorbell video camera captured the Friday night episode in Katy, Texas. Authorities said 76-year-old Martha Avila Mantilla was standing in the front room of a relative’s home when the Tesla Model 3 car crashed at speed into the residence.
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