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Tesla strikes parked CHP cruiser at deadly I-80 crash scene in Fairfield
Two California Highway Patrol officers are recovering after a Tesla hit their parked patrol car Tuesday night on Interstate 80 near Air Base Parkway. The driver said he had been asleep while using driver-assistance technology; authorities have not said whether Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature was active.
Two California Highway Patrol officers are recovering after a Tesla drove through an active crash scene and struck their parked patrol car Tuesday night on Interstate 80 in Fairfield, west of Air Base Parkway.
The officers were at the scene responding to a separate fatal collision when the Tesla hit the cruiser, CHP said. The agency posted video of the collision online.
The Tesla driver told authorities he had been asleep while using driver-assistance technology. It remains unclear whether the vehicle’s Full Self-Driving feature was engaged when it struck the patrol car. No further details about the officers’ injuries or the fatal crash were provided.