CA Tesla Kills One in Intersection Crash

Police are investigating.

Firefighters and paramedics responded to a traffic collision involving two vehicles that occurred around 11:11 a.m. at the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Densmore Avenue.

Six people were transported to hospitals, and a woman was pronounced dead upon arrival. The condition of the other five is unknown.

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LAPD confirmed that the incident involved a Tesla and a Lexus. Authorities also said one vehicle struck a pole and that a pedestrian was injured.

This comes as Elon Musk promotes a video of a Tesla driver ignoring intersections.

“I don’t want to look at every intersection and see, ‘Is this intersection clear, and is that one clear? Is there anybody behind me?’ I don’t want any of that, and I don’t have any of it,” Larry says in the video.

CA Tesla Kills One Cyclist in Intersection Crash

Police reported the cyclist rode “against a red traffic signal”.

…a 38-year-old man was driving a 2023 Tesla Model 3 westbound on Balboa Avenue in the right lane. The vehicle struck the bicyclist in the intersection, police said. The teenager was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

This comes as Elon Musk promotes a video of a Tesla driver ignoring intersections.

“I don’t want to look at every intersection and see, ‘Is this intersection clear, and is that one clear? Is there anybody behind me?’ I don’t want any of that, and I don’t have any of it,” Larry says in the video.