Tesla on autopilot slams into Washington sheriff deputy’s patrol car
A Tesla on autopilot crashed into a Washington sheriff deputy’s patrol car on Saturday, extensively damaging both vehicles.
According to KOMO News, less than a minute after Snohomish County deputy parked on the shoulder of a road and exited his vehicle at a crash site, the Tesla slammed into the driver’s side of the vehicle.
No one was hurt in the second crash, it is unclear whether anyone was hurt in the first crash.
On Saturday, a deputy responded to a collision in the 25200 block of 103rd Ave NE where a vehicle sheared a power pole in half. The deputy parked on the shoulder on the road, with his emergency lights flashing, and exited his vehicle to speak with the Fire units on scene. pic.twitter.com/L5cRN1pGnP
— SnoCoScannerReport (@SnoCoScannerRep) May 17, 2021
“This is a great reminder that vehicles may have autopilot to assist, but it cannot be relied upon to get you safely from one destination to the next,” the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said on social media.
