WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — An 87-year-old Wesley Chapel man is dead after a crash involving a Tesla in autopilot mode in Pasco County, Florida Highway Patrol said.
The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. on May 26, when the man was driving a Tesla Model Y SUV, heading eastbound on Overpass Road in autopilot mode.
FHP said the Tesla left the roadway, struck an electrical box, and continued until it went into a pond, just east of Infinite Drive.
The driver was taken to an area hospital, where he died from injuries suffered during the crash.
FHP said a 75-year-old Wesley Chapel woman was passenger in the Tesla, but her injuries are not life-threatening. She was also transported to an area hospital.
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