Two families at the center of a tragic Tesla Cybertruck crash that killed three college students last year in Piedmont have filed suit in Alameda County Superior Court, claiming the truck’s door design lethally trapped their children inside.

Todd and Stannye Nelson and Carl and Noelle Tsukahara, parents of Jack Nelson, 20, and Krysta Tsukahara,19, said in separate filings and in recent public statements that their children, both Piedmont High School grads, were involved in a survivable crash on the morning of November 27, 2024.

The Nelsons’ claim seeks to “hold Tesla accountable for dangerous design choices,” including the use of electronic door handles that have failed during crashes, “whether due to power loss or other damage.”

The Nelsons claim that the backup mechanical rear door

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