Victim of Tesla Crash in Texas Had Alcohol Level Exceeding Legal Limit

Victim of Tesla Crash in Texas Had Alcohol Level Exceeding Legal Limit
In this still image from video obtained via social media, the remains of a Tesla vehicle are seen after it crashed in The Woodlands, Texas on April 17, 2021. Scott J. Engle via Reuters
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SAN FRANCISCO—One of the two victims of a fatal crash involving a Tesla car in Texas had a blood-alcohol level that exceeded the legal driving limit, according to an autopsy report.

No one was found in the driver’s seat in the April accident where a Model S caught fire after hitting a tree, killing the two people in the car, according to the police at the time.