Tesla was recently slapped with a wrongful death lawsuit after a 48-year old named Omar Awan tragically died in a February fire after his Model S crashed into a tree at a speed of 75-90 MPH. Though emergency personnel arrived on the scene, a report from Bloomberg notes that they there were unable to extract Awan from the vehicle on account of the car’s motorized door handles. Recall, the door handles on some Tesla models are designed to sit flush with the car and only extend outwards when needed.
“Fire engulfed the car and burned Dr. Awan beyond recognition,” the complaint reads in part, “all because the Model S has inaccessible door handles, no other way to open the doors, and an unreasonably dangerous fire risk.”
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