A Tesla driver died Saturday morning after crashing into a San Rafael swimming pool, the California Highway Patrol said.
They were called to the case before 7:30 a.m., and San Rafael’s first responders had been called to the case earlier, according to CHP.
Authorities said the woman was driving west on Point San Pedro Road in her 2019 Tesla when she veered off the road and ended up at a residential pool on Bonnie Banks Way.
CHP said no one was injured in the crash.
According to CHP Officer Darrell Horner, the woman was not wearing a seatbelt.
The San Rafael Police Department and the San Rafael Fire Department were the first to arrive at the scene and confirmed the driver’s death, Horner said.
It is unclear why the car turned or was on autopilot at the time of the collision.
“At the moment we are still investigating. We don’t know if any of them were involved in this crash, but they will all be investigated and we will be able to download information from the vehicle,” Horner said.
Horner said CHP does not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash at this time, but is continuing to investigate. said it was not frozen.
CHP said the Marin County coroner will investigate the individual’s cause of death and will share the identity of the deceased as soon as next of kin are notified. The NBC Bay Area reached out to the Marin County medical examiner’s office but received no response.
Barbara Kuffner lives in the San Rafael home where this Tesla crashed. She said she was sleeping in her bedroom just outside the backyard pool when she heard loud noises around 6:30 a.m. Saturday.At first, Kuffner said she heard thunder and lightning. thought.
A friend was staying at Kuffner’s house that day and first spotted the Tesla in the pool, she said. Did.
“As the car was about to sink, he saw people there and tried to wreck the car to get them out, but he couldn’t,” recalls Kuffner.
She said the driver was declared dead by the time paramedics arrived. Kuffner said she was asked to leave the backyard while an investigation was conducted.
A towing company eventually came and craned the Tesla out of the pool, and pool water spewed out of the Tesla as it moved through the air.
“There’s still a lot of debris and insurance companies have to get involved,” Kuffner explained.
Picking up the pieces of the damage, I’m grateful that she, her friend, and her friend’s dog weren’t in the backyard Saturday morning.
“All three of us could have been there then and we may not be alive now. Life is a matter of timing.
Bay City News contributed to the report.
