Barrett Riley had been driving at 116 mph on a curve with a posted speed limit of 25 mph on May 8, 2018. He lost control of his vehicle, a 2014 Model S, which collided with a concrete wall and burst into flames. A second passenger also died but a third passenger survived the fiery crash. (Photo: Tesla Model 3 crash, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Credit: National Transportation Safety Board)
In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, a jury has found Tesla 1% negligent in the death of an 18-year-old man whose Model S sedan slammed into a concrete wall after the car's speed limiter had been deactivated. The teenager and his father were found to be 99% at fault. The case is Riley v. Tesla, Inc., No. 20-CV-60517-VALLE, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115266 (S.D. Fla. June 29, 2022).
Barrett Riley had been driving at 116 miles per hour, on a curve with a posted speed limit of 25 mph, on May 8, 2018. Riley lost control of his vehicle, a 2014 Model S, while trying to pass another vehicle. The Model S collided with a concrete wall and burst into flames. A second passenger also died but a third passenger survived the fiery crash.
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