Tesla Hits CHP Patrol Car at Closed I-80 Crash Scene

A Tesla entered a closed section of eastbound Interstate 80 near Fairfield on October 13 and struck an occupied California Highway Patrol patrol car, seriously injuring two officers, CHP said. The officers were later released from the hospital. The 22-year-old driver suffered minor injuries. The officers were at the scene of an earlier fatal collision west of Air Base Parkway. CHP said four lanes had been closed with flares and cones while emergency vehicles attended the scene. The Tesla entered the restricted area at freeway speed and hit a Dodge Charger with the two officers inside. Video released by CHP showed the collision. According to CHP, the driver told investigators he had been asleep and that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system was operating at the time. That account does not independently establish whether the system was engaged when the crash occurred. The investigation remains ongoing, and the supplied information does not establish what caused the Tesla to enter the closed lanes. CHP described Full Self-Driving as an SAE Level 2 driver-assistance system, not a fully autonomous technology, and said drivers must remain alert and in control. The agency emphasized that...