On July 2, automotive website Electrek reported that a Tesla Semi electric truck was involved in its inaugural fatal collision on Sunday morning, June 28, on Nevada's Route 50, resulting in the tragic loss of two lives. Initial inquiries point to the possibility that the driver of the heavy-duty electric truck may have dozed off at the wheel, causing a rear-end crash with two passenger cars stopped at a red light. The mishap unfolded around 7:20 a.m. at the crossroads of Route 50 and Traditions Parkway in Dayton. Both victims succumbed to their injuries at the scene, while a third person suffered critical, life-threatening wounds. The deceased have been identified as Sergio “Bo” Villanueva and Jennifer Villanueva. The truck involved was a Tesla Semi, notable for its distinctive central driver's seat and forward-cab tractor configuration. Tesla deploys a number of Semis at its Gigafactory within the state, and the crash site falls within the truck's typical operational zone. The driver's identity remains unconfirmed at this time. During the accident, the vehicle was entirely under the driver's manual control, with Tesla not having enabled the "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) feature on the Semi model.
