PIEDMONT, Calif. - The families of two young adults who died in a 2024 crash and fire are taking Tesla to court. The crash involved a Cybertruck in Piedmont in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Eve last year. The lawsuits allege the tricky design of the truck's door handles left the victims trapped inside.

Families name Tesla as defendant in lawsuits over horrific crash

The families of Krysta Tsukahara, 19, and Jack Nelson, 20, have each filed separate lawsuits against Tesla. The Tsukahara family's existing lawsuit in the case was amended Thursday to add Tesla as a defendant. Meanwhile, the Nelson family filed a new lawsuit Friday. Attorneys for both families say their respective investigations found that the Cybertruck's door design left the victims trapped in the burning vehicl

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