Elon Musk's Tesla Ordered By Florida Jury To Pay Millions Of Dollars In 2019 Fatal Autopilot Crash
The case involved a tragic late night accident in 2019 on a dark road in Key Largo, Florida. The jury found that Tesla's Autopilot system was partly responsible for the crash that killed 22-year-old Naibel Benavides Leon and left her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, seriously injured after a Tesla Model 3 slammed into them while they were stargazing on the roadside. Meanwhile, Tesla plans to appeal the verdict, according to its defense attorneys.
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