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On Sunday, in one of the busiest neighborhoods in San Francisco, a speeding Tesla ran a red light, hit a Mini Cooper and then slammed into 2 pedestrians crossing the street.
They were in San Francisco to celebrate their wedding anniversary ABC 7 News reports. Kelly Dean and Benjamin Dean were crossing the street at the light when the rented Tesla came in at about 45 mph, a good 15 to 20 mph over the posted speed limit.
New footage recorded on the dashcam of a nearby Uber vehicle shows the moment when Kelly saw the approaching car and her gesture of shielding her husband from the impact. The video is also available at the bottom of the page, included in the ABC 7 News report.
It shows the Tesla coming into the intersection at a considerably greater speed than the other cars, ramming the MINI and then heading straight for the 2 pedestrians. Police say that it eventually stopped after hitting a parked vehicle and mounting the pavement with the front wheels.
At the wheel of the Tesla was 21-year-old Kelsey Cambridge of Vallejo, who was not injured. She was interviewed at the scene, and arrested and charged for involuntary vehicular manslaughter and one count of running a red light. Police have determined that alcohol and drugs were not a factor, but they’re still investigating the cause of the accident.
Whether the Tesla was on Autopilot mode has not been revealed yet but is considered as a possibility, sources reveal. The Tesla was a rental from Getaround, and the strange thing about it is that drivers must be at least 25 to be able to get specialty vehicles from the company. Cambridge, as noted above, is only 21.
Speaking of this accident and pedestrian safety in general, San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney tells ABC 7 News that there’s been a spike in the number of accidents involving pedestrians. Jodie Medeiros, the executive director of Walk San Francisco, a pedestrian advocacy organization, believes new policies that would slow down drivers (like narrower streets, more cameras and no more lanes) are necessary to keep pedestrians safe in San Francisco.
New footage recorded on the dashcam of a nearby Uber vehicle shows the moment when Kelly saw the approaching car and her gesture of shielding her husband from the impact. The video is also available at the bottom of the page, included in the ABC 7 News report.
It shows the Tesla coming into the intersection at a considerably greater speed than the other cars, ramming the MINI and then heading straight for the 2 pedestrians. Police say that it eventually stopped after hitting a parked vehicle and mounting the pavement with the front wheels.
At the wheel of the Tesla was 21-year-old Kelsey Cambridge of Vallejo, who was not injured. She was interviewed at the scene, and arrested and charged for involuntary vehicular manslaughter and one count of running a red light. Police have determined that alcohol and drugs were not a factor, but they’re still investigating the cause of the accident.
Whether the Tesla was on Autopilot mode has not been revealed yet but is considered as a possibility, sources reveal. The Tesla was a rental from Getaround, and the strange thing about it is that drivers must be at least 25 to be able to get specialty vehicles from the company. Cambridge, as noted above, is only 21.
Speaking of this accident and pedestrian safety in general, San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney tells ABC 7 News that there’s been a spike in the number of accidents involving pedestrians. Jodie Medeiros, the executive director of Walk San Francisco, a pedestrian advocacy organization, believes new policies that would slow down drivers (like narrower streets, more cameras and no more lanes) are necessary to keep pedestrians safe in San Francisco.
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