2 men killed in Tesla car fire in Spring

Two men are dead after a Tesla ran into a tree and immediately burst into flames, officials said Sunday.

[johnr.timmers]

If only there was a way to take control in a situation like this, like sitting in the drivers seat

[reasonablylogical]

The firefighters had to use 23, 000 gallons of water and spent 4 hours extinguishing the car fire. There has to be a better way to extinguish those batteries.

[michaelcastillo]

I believe the two people putting that much faith into a vehicle that “drives” itself may have been the cause.

[BigDaddy-zhrc]

I'm going to go out on a limb here.. but could possibly the cause be, no one was behind the wheel!!

[uniquelypositive]

1:07 "Investigators are trying to figure out what caused the crash" 😂. Let me solve the mystery for you... Nobody was driving!

[donaldwright]

People don't realize that the Tesla doesn't self drive on streets that don't have the painted stripes in lanes for the cameras to follow.

[edwardmyers]

Hold on you don’t know what caused the crash? Maybe no one in the drivers seat! Damn people that’s a lot of trust in a car! I’m not that brave or dumb

[nicholasnapier]

They're going to bury that story make sure you don't think that they weren't driving they weren't driving that's the point

[upsetvery]

I'll tell you what happened. They are idiots, probably drinking, definitely stupid. And the driver says, watch this, the car drives itself, and then he jumps into the backseat.

[lordofthewoods]

More proof: Not all people who have a lot of money are SMART!

[smileyfacewithsunglasses]

Owning a Tesla is something that I would have never considered because of the potential of electrical issues, but this is a huge eye opener! This crash was caused by the owner's bad judgment, but what about other crashes? Those batteries reigniting like that is scary! Not only do I not want to spend tons of $$$ on upkeep for a car, I don't want to burn to death in it either 😳

[bobbyalexander]

I crashed a 79 Buick regal into a tree, no fire

[andykeri]

There was no driver. The 2 dudes, did not have to pay for cremation.

[dr.purrscent]

Oh My God! 😱💔😥 All evidence has been eliminated. That level of fire from a car is terrifying, Damn.

[bns]

the tires still seem to be in good shape

[chrishince]

I didn't know cremation was an tesla option!

[-NoneOfYourBusiness]

The problem here is clearly the trees. We need smart trees that detect incoming impact.

[bsmith]

I don’t want these things anywhere near me

[ufargarnidgit]

Burnt for 4 hours, at least the families don't have to worry about a cremation.

[davebrock]

Wouldn’t be surprised if this shenanigans didn’t prove fatal would have been seen on TikTok. 😒