HARRIS COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — A Harris County, Texas constable says that no one was in the driver seat at the time of a fiery Houston Tesla crash that left two people dead Saturday.
Two people, 59 and 69, were both killed after a Tesla crash near Houston Saturday night.
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According to reports, the Tesla was traveling at a high rate of speed when it failed to navigate a turn and exited the roadway on Saturday in Spring. The vehicle then made contact with a tree and burst into flames.
A family member of one of the victims said that the resulting fire took firefighters four hours to extinguish as the Tesla batteries kept “reigniting.”
The identity of the victims had not been released as of Monday morning.
It’s not clear whether the car’s driver-assist system was being used.
Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said authorities are certain that no one was in the driver seat at the time of the crash.
“They feel very confident just with the positioning of the bodies after the impact that there was no one driving that vehicle,” Herman told KHOU-TV.
Tesla reps did not immediately comment on the wreck.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,092,459, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States – Wikipedia.