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Tesla Driver Who Killed Two People while using Autopilot in Los Angeles Avoids Jail Sentence and is instead Fined $23,000 - after company announced Recall of more than Two Million Cars​


  • Aziz Riad, a limousine service driver, was at the wheel of a Tesla Model S that was moving at 74 mph when it left a freeway and ran a red light in 2019
  • The Tesla struck a Honda Civic at an intersection, and Gilberto Alcazar Lopez, 40, and Maria Guadalupe Nieves-Lopez, 39, Died at the scene
A Tesla driver will pay more than $23,000 in restitution for the deaths of two people who died in a 2019 car crash in a Los Angeles suburb.

This was the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist - Kevin Aziz Riad - who was using a partially automated driving system when a fatal crash occurred.

It was among a series of deadly crashes investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that led to this week's Tesla recall.

The recall affects more than 2 million Tesla vehicles and will update software and fix a defective system that's supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when using Autopilot.


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This was the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist - Kevin Aziz Riad - who was using a partially automated driving system when a fatal crash occurred.

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Authorities say Aziz Riad, a limousine service driver, was at the wheel of a Tesla Model S that was moving at 74 mph when it left a freeway and ran a red light on a local street in Gardena, California, on December 29, 2019

It came after a two-year federal investigation into crashes that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use.

The Tesla driver in the Los Angeles case, Aziz Riad, pleaded no contest to two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.

Despite facing more than seven years behind bars, a judge sentenced him to probation in June.

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Maria Guadalupe Nieves-Lopez, 39, died after she was hit by a speeding Tesla on Autopilot near a freeway exit in Los Angeles in 2019

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Tesla driver who killed two people avoids jail

This was the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist - Kevin Aziz Riad - who was using a partially automated driving system when a fatal crash occurred.
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Franklin Pierce said:

Tesla Driver Who Killed Two People while using Autopilot in Los Angeles Avoids Jail Sentence and is instead Fined $23,000 - after company announced Recall of more than Two Million Cars​


  • Aziz Riad, a limousine service driver, was at the wheel of a Tesla Model S that was moving at 74 mph when it left a freeway and ran a red light in 2019
  • The Tesla struck a Honda Civic at an intersection, and Gilberto Alcazar Lopez, 40, and Maria Guadalupe Nieves-Lopez, 39, Died at the scene
A Tesla driver will pay more than $23,000 in restitution for the deaths of two people who died in a 2019 car crash in a Los Angeles suburb.

This was the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist - Kevin Aziz Riad - who was using a partially automated driving system when a fatal crash occurred.

It was among a series of deadly crashes investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that led to this week's Tesla recall.

The recall affects more than 2 million Tesla vehicles and will update software and fix a defective system that's supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when using Autopilot.


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This was the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist - Kevin Aziz Riad - who was using a partially automated driving system when a fatal crash occurred.

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Authorities say Aziz Riad, a limousine service driver, was at the wheel of a Tesla Model S that was moving at 74 mph when it left a freeway and ran a red light on a local street in Gardena, California, on December 29, 2019

It came after a two-year federal investigation into crashes that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use.

The Tesla driver in the Los Angeles case, Aziz Riad, pleaded no contest to two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.

Despite facing more than seven years behind bars, a judge sentenced him to probation in June.

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Maria Guadalupe Nieves-Lopez, 39, died after she was hit by a speeding Tesla on Autopilot near a freeway exit in Los Angeles in 2019

www.dailymail.co.uk

Tesla driver who killed two people avoids jail

This was the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist - Kevin Aziz Riad - who was using a partially automated driving system when a fatal crash occurred.
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Unbelievable!
 
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Maine Forced To Delay Vote On EV Mandate Amid Widespread Power Outages​


'A storm like yesterday’s would render 80% of cars useless is, to say the least, ill-advised,' Democratic Rep Golden says​

A top Maine state environmental agency delayed a highly-anticipated vote to approve a sweeping electric vehicle (EV) mandate amid a storm that caused widespread power outages.

The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) announced that it had indefinitely postponed the meeting, which was slated for Thursday afternoon, until further notice following the storm. Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills, who has pursued an aggressive green energy agenda, declared a state of emergency this week, an action that closed state government offices.

BEP, which is required to prevent, abate and control pollution in the state, voted in late October to approve the Advanced Clear Car Program, which would mimic regulations in California mandating that more than 40% of new car purchases in the state be electric by 2027 and 82% be electric by 2032. The agency was expected to finalize that mandate during the meeting on Thursday.

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Maine forced to delay vote on EV mandate amid widespread power outages

The State of Maine delayed a key vote to approve an electric vehicle mandate after a large wind and rain storm knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of residents.
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Well, Trump -- the chosen one from the Christian right -- wants me to rot in Hell. And on Christmas day, no less.

How anyone who claims to be a Christian can vote for that man is beyond me, and reeks to high heaven of the ultimate hypocrisy.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Well, Trump -- the chosen one from the Christian right -- wants me to rot in Hell. And on Christmas day, no less.

How anyone who claims to be a Christian can vote for that man is beyond me, and reeks to high heaven of the ultimate hypocrisy.
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Since when did you become a thuggish leader in our country? Do you support the "all electric" push?
 
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lawgator1 said:
I got one at beginning of November. I think they are inevitable, don't you?
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1. I had to Google his comments, because I had not read them until you posted. I can always count on the people who claim to hate him (yet seem to hang on his every word) to let me know when Trump says or does anything newsworthy. He definitely did not take aim at EV owners.

2. No, I think "all EV" is impossible, ridiculous, and none of the government's damn business. And I got one in April.
 
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