The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating two fatal Tesla crashes. According to Reuters, the NHTSA has launched an inquiry into a recent tragic collision in California in which a Tesla driver killed a pedestrian. An agency spokesman also confirmed to The Verge that a crash on July 6th in Florida is being investigated.
The Florida collision occurred on Interstate 75, just south of Gainesville when a Tesla vehicle collided with the rear of a stalled tractor-trailer parked at a truck stop. According to Fox 35, two persons were killed inside the Tesla, the driver and a passenger. According to an NHTSA spokeswoman, the agency was aware of the collision and was in contact with Tesla about it.
