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One man dies after Tesla goes off the road and crashes into a tree in Palm Beach County
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One man dies after Tesla goes off the road and crashes into a tree in Palm Beach County

A 55-year-old man died after his Tesla left the road and hit a tree on Friday.

According to a crash report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), around 11:15 a.m. Jose Garica was driving a 2022 Tesla northbound on Seminole Pratt Witney Road. PBSO says he was traveling in the inside lane.

The accident report says, for unknown reasons, the Tesla failed to negotiate a curve and veered off the road continuing to travel through a grass shoulder.

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The Tesla entered a wooded area and narrowly missed several trees before the front of the vehicle finally hit one, the accident report said.

The report says the Tesla came to a final stop between two trees.

Garcia was taken to Palms West Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:02 p.m. Garcia’s next of kin have been notified, the report said.

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