Tesla Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Crash That Killed Florida Teenager

Tesla Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Crash That Killed Florida Teenager
Tesla logo is seen in this illustration taken July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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WASHINGTON—Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit in Florida stemming from a 2018 high-speed crash that killed a teenager riding in one of the electric vehicle maker’s sedans, court records show.

A trial in the lawsuit was set to begin today in Florida state court in Fort Lauderdale against the estate of the driver of the Tesla sedan that crashed.