Yes. I remember the story about someone drinking heavily and wrapping a Tesla around a tree. I think it was in Mexico. Made news in the U.S.
Unfortunately, EVe can make the news all sorts of ways. Mike On September 26, 2015 12:48:58 PM MDT, lektwik via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >Besot. > >Haven't heard that used in years :-) > >Just curious... >If someone got killed while drunk driving and happened to be driving a >Tesla or other electric car would that make it EV related news? > >On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 1:20 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> >> >> >> >http://tucson.com/news/blogs/police-beat/cyclist-falls-off-bike-and-dies-in-hospital/article_df34ea82-6334-11e5-9e0f-6fb3b34f926a.html >> Cyclist falls off bike and dies in hospital >> [20150924] • Carmen Duarte >> >> A cyclist who fell off his electric-powered bicycle died Wednesday at >> Banner-University Medical Center Tucson, police said. >> >> The cyclist was identified as Joseph Brzuchalski, 49, said Sgt. Pete >Dugan, >> a Tucson Police Department spokesman. He said alcohol appears to have >been >> a >> factor in the crash. >> >> On Monday at about 5:30 p.m., officers responded to South Fourth >Avenue and >> East Ninth Street for a report of an injured cyclist in the road, >said >> Dugan. >> >> Officers found out that the man had fallen off his bicycle. Tucson >Fire >> Department paramedics treated the man and took him to the hospital >with >> life-threatening injuries. >> >> During the investigation, police learned that the crash was captured >on >> video by a city streetcar, which was traveling south on Fourth Avenue >about >> half a block away from the cyclist, Dugan said. >> >> The video showed that the cyclist was originally heading east on >Eighth >> Street and then turned south on to Fourth Avenue. He was traveling >along >> the >> western curb area and no vehicles were in the road. He also did not >enter >> into the rail tracks, said Dugan. >> >> The cyclist was seen adjusting his backpack, which appeared to cause >him to >> lose his balance. He then fell to the ground where he struck his >head. He >> was not wearing a helmet, said Dugan. >> >> As of January, there have been 42 traffic fatalities in the city, >compared >> to 23 at this time last year, according to police statistics. >> [© 2015 Arizona Daily Star] >> >> >> >> >> >https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2015/09/24/tucson-man-dies-after-falling-from-electric-powered-bike/ >> Tucson Man Dies After Falling From Electric Powered Bike >> ADI News Services September 24, 2015 >> >> [image >> >https://arizonadailyindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/4th-8th.png >> ] >> >> On September 21, 2015 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Tucson Police >Department >> officers responded to the area of South 4th Avenue and East 9th >Street for >> a >> report of an injured cyclist, 49-year-old Joseph Brzuchalski, who had >> fallen >> off of an electric powered bicycle.</p> >> >> Tucson Fire responded to the scene and immediately transported Mr. >> Brzuchalski to Banner University Medical Center with life threatening >> injuries.</p> >> >> During the investigation it was revealed that the collision was >captured on >> video by a Sunlink rail vehicle. The Sunlink vehicle was traveling >> southbound on 4th Avenue about a half a block away from Mr. >Brzuchalski. >> The >> video showed that Mr. Brzuchalski was originally eastbound on 8th >Street >> and >> then turned southbound on to 4th Avenue. He was traveling along the >western >> curb area with no vehicles in the roadway and did not enter into the >rail >> tracks.</p> >> >> Mr. Brzuchalski was seen adjusting his backpack, which appeared to >cause >> him >> to lose his balance. Mr. Brzuchalski then fell to the ground where he >> struck >> his head. He was not wearing a helmet.</p> >> >> On September 23, 2015 Mr. Brzuchalski succumbed to his injuries and >was >> pronounced deceased at Banner University Medical Center. 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