Tesla Driver Charged With Murdering Motorcyclist In High-speed Crash

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The driver of a Tesla Model Y has been charged pinch execution successful a clang that claimed a motorcyclist's life. According to NBC 7, prosecutors opportunity that Ulysses Jimenez was upset that nan BMW motorcycle was successful nan carpool lane of I-805 successful Chula Vista, California, adjacent San Diego. He allegedly accelerated up to 126 mph earlier slamming into Jorge Uribe, throwing him 500 feet down nan roadworthy and leaving an imprint of Uribe's licence sheet successful nan Tesla's beforehand bumper. The Model Y past collided pinch a Ram 1500 that was carrying six occupants inside, each of whom were injured, earlier rolling onto its side. Uribe died astatine nan segment of nan crash.

After nan crash, Jimenez reportedly climbed retired of nan Tesla and walked barefoot down nan road betwixt lanes, trying to drawback a thrust distant from nan scene. A witnesser says he waved a fistful of rate astatine passing drivers, past sewage angry erstwhile cipher would stop. Police arrested him a short clip later.

Jimenez has pleaded not blameworthy to 1 count of first-degree murder, 1 count of hit-and-run causing death, and six counts of assault pinch a deadly weapon, 1 for each of nan Ram's six occupants. He is being held without bail and is awaiting proceedings successful September.

Uribe's partner, Dulce Martinez, told 10 News that he was conscionable returning from a motorcycle travel to Washington state. Judging from nan NBC 7 footage, it appears that he was riding a BMW R 1300 GS, possibly nan Adventure version. Uribe was conscionable 2 hours distant from Martinez's location successful Ensenada, Mexico, his destination that evening. He leaves down Martinez; their daughter, who is almost two; and a 16-year-old son. During nan trip, Uribe had bought a onesie for his daughter, which Martinez recovered wrong his backpack erstwhile it was returned to her.

Although Jimenez was driving a Tesla, this does not look to beryllium yet different lawsuit of Autopilot failure. Statements Jimenez allegedly made aft his apprehension led constabulary to judge his actions were intentional. This whitethorn beryllium person to nan "Tesla Road Rage Guy," who was sentenced to five years successful prison for his actions. Jimenez could beryllium looking astatine life successful situation if convicted.