Tesla crash that killed a woman under US federal investigation

"NHTSA is launching a special crash investigation into this crash," an agency spokesperson said. A representative of Tesla, which is owned by trillionaire Elon Musk , did not respond to a request for comment on the crash or the investigation. The fatal crash occurred around 20:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on Friday. The driver of a Tesla Model 3 "failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway, and struck the residence", the police report stated. In a statement given to local media the night of the crash, Sergeant Alex Turman of the Harris County Sheriff's Office said the vehicle "failed to turn right at an intersection and, at a high rate of speed, crashed directly into a house". The 76-year-old woman who was inside the home was struck in the crash and was taken to a hospital, but she died of her injuries, the officer added. In an interview with a local station of CBS, a BBC partner, the woman's daughter said she discovered her mother in the house after the crash. The woman lived with her daughter, son-in-law and their three children, all of whom were also at home at the time of the crash. "My mum was such a caring woman," the daughter said , external in the interview. The driver was also taken to hospital and was cooperating with the investigation into the crash, police said. …