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A Cybertruck owner in Texas was burned to death after crashing his vehicle in a ditch and becoming trapped inside. According to a lawsuit filed by his widow and parents against the Elon Musk-led EV maker, the fire burned so hot that his bones literally disintegrated.
The 47-year-old, named Michael Sheehan, "burned to death at 5,000°F — a fire so hot his bones experienced thermal fracture," the lawsuit reads, as "He was eight inches shorter in length than he was before he burned," their attorney, Scott West, told the newspaper. "That's thermal fracture." The incident is only the latest in a string of incidents in which drivers become trapped inside their Tesla after a crash. Experts have warned that in many models, theAnd in case the vehicle does go up in a blaze, the lithium-ion batteries will fuel a fierce fire for a very long time, making itAccording to the latest lawsuit, Sheehan would've survived if it had been virtually any other vehicle. However, the Cybertruck was "effectively designed," trapping him inside and incinerating him.. "It is the most excruciating and longest torture of any death. Whether it's steam or fire or electrical, the nerves are literally exposed to everything. It's horrific." The deceased's family claims his Cybertruck "left the road," struck a concrete culvert, and triggered a chain reaction in the battery system that ignited it. Without power, Sheehan was unable to operate the truck's electronic doors. Even the external door handles failed, the suit alleges. "Not only are you riding on top of 3,000 pounds of batteries, this ‘spaceship’ design is a double-edged sword," West told theHowever, Sheehan did have "some alcohol in his system," the attorney admitted, which still "shouldn't sign his death warrant." Besides drivers being incinerated at thousands of degrees, Tesla has also been caught up in many other lawsuits over its infamous driver assistance features, which has proven to"I’d love for them to put me out of business on Tesla Cybertrucks," he said. "There’s my challenge to Elon. Put me out of business. Make these vehicles so safe that I don’t have to do this anymore."Subscribe to our daily newsletter to keep in touch with the subjects shaping our future. I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its User Agreement and Privacy Policy
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