US EditionTesla Is Sued by Family Who Says Faulty Doors Led to Daughter’s Death
- On October 2, 2025, Carl and Noelle Tsukahara filed a lawsuit in Alameda County against Tesla, blaming its door design for their daughter’s death in a Cybertruck crash near San Francisco.
- The lawsuit follows a November 27, 2024 crash in which 19-year-old Krysta Tsukahara was trapped amid flames after the intoxicated driver crashed into a tree, and it also comes amid past complaints about Tesla’s electronic door failures.
- The suit alleges Tesla knew for years that the electronic door system posed risks, with dozens of complaints about doors failing to open and manual releases being hard to find, yet continued selling vehicles with this flaw.
- In the crash, three of four passengers died including the driver, who was under the influence, while eyewitness Matt Riordan described hearing Krysta’s cries and the car announcement 'crash detected' as he broke the window to rescue others.
- The lawsuit escalates legal pressure on Tesla amid a recent federal probe into stuck-door complaints and a separate August Florida case awarding over $240 million for a fatal Tesla crash, suggesting continued scrutiny on vehicle safety.
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Parents of College Student Killed in Tesla Crash Allege Design Flaw Trapped Her in the Burning Car
The parents of a college student killed in a Tesla crash say she was trapped in the car as it burst into flames because of a design flaw that made it nearly impossible for her to open the door, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world’s richest man knew about the flaw for years and could have moved fast to fix the problem but did not, leaving the 19-year…
Sydney Morning Herald
Krysta died in a fiery crash – and her parents say Tesla doors are to blame
Carl Tsukahara says his daughter would be alive today if she had been able to find a way to open her passenger door, and he is suing Tesla over her death.
Parents of College Students Killed in Piedmont Cybertruck Crash Sue Tesla, Say Kids Were Trapped in Burning Car
The lawsuits against Tesla seemed likely after three college students died in a burning Cybertruck in Piedmont, and the parents of the victims say the doors of the Cybertruck would not open as the vehicle burned.There was a heartbreaking local news story as we headed into the Thanksgiving holiday last year when we learned the three college students on break were killed in the crash of a Tesla Cybertruck (a fourth student in the car survived). Th…
Too much unnecessary technology can be a problem, as demonstrated by the Cybertruck door opening system, which has already cost lives.
Cybertruck trapped Piedmont college students who burned to death, new lawsuits claim
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Two new lawsuits slapped against Tesla this week accuse Elon Musk's electric vehicle company of designing Cybertrucks that turn into fiery death traps after crashes. The suits also accused Tesla of failing to fix technical problems with electronic doors, despite a rising death toll. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed by attorneys representing the parents of Krysta Michelle Tsukahara, a 19-year-old college student who was …
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