'Both high-speed gas, or electric vehicle collisions can cause fires'
https://www.local10.com/news/florida/broward/tesla-crashes-into-tree-in-davie-killing-driver-police-say Tesla crashes into tree in Davie, killing driver, police say February 24, 2019 Tim Swift [image https://media.local10.com/photo/2019/02/24/1D15C50B-1F51-435C-B4EB-B90376EF2CDD_1551048062480_20304295_ver1.0_1280_720.jpg video flash ] DAVIE, Fla. - A driver was killed Sunday after crashing his Tesla into a tree along Flamingo Road in Davie, authorities said. A spokesperson for Davie Fire Rescue said the crash caused the Tesla to burst into flames. Paramedics pronounced the driver dead at the scene. Witnesses at the scene said the Tesla was traveling at a high rate of speed before the crash. Police have closed a portion of the southbound lanes of Flamingo Road near the crash. Police advised drivers to use alternate routes. In May, two teenagers were killed when their speeding Tesla crashed into a wall in Fort Lauderdale. The crash caused the car's electric engine to catch fire. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the Tesla's lithium ion battery, which was the source of the fire, reignited twice -- as police transported the car away from the crash scene and again when investigators tried to remove the battery from the burned-out remains of the vehicle. Tesla has defended its electric-powered cars, saying high-speed collisions can cause fires in both gas and electric vehicles. [© local10.com] https://wsvn.com/news/local/1-dead-after-tesla-crashes-into-tree-bursts-into-flames-in-davie/ 1 dead after Tesla crashes into tree, bursts into flames in Davie February 24, 2019 Reinaldo Llerena [video http://players.brightcove.net/4368278029001/HyZhqV2ePb_default/index.html?videoId=6006458285001 share https://twitter.com/DaviePolice/status/1099814349655470080 Davie Police Dept. @DaviePolice #MediaAlert. #DaviePolice are actively investigating a crash at the 1200 Blk of Flamingo Rd. The #Media staging area will be at 10th Street and Flamingo Rd. The #PIO is enroute. 5:32 PM - Feb 24, 2019 ] DAVIE, FLA. (WSVN) - One person has been declared dead after a Tesla electric vehicle hit a tree and subsequently burst into flames in Davie. Davie Police and Fire Rescue crews were called to a vehicle fire along the 1200 block of South Flamingo Road around 4:30 p.m., Sunday. Officials said when they arrived, they found one victim dead on scene. Police said they have blocked off all southbound lanes at Southwest 20th Street and Flamingo Road. Officials are advising drivers to avoid the area. [Copyright 2018 Sunbeam Television] http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVcrash-Tree-head-on-Tesla-fire-3-k-gals-of-water-poured-v-tp4692884.html EVcrash: Tree-head-on Tesla fire> 3+k gals of water poured (v) 2019/02/19 ... https://www.npr.org/2018/01/24/580179723/man-bites-dog Man Bites Dog : NPR Jan 24, 2018 - Police in New Hampshire say a man tried to hide under a pile of clothes to evade arrest. After a police dog sniffed him out, he allegedly choked ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
