A grieving family filed a lawsuit on Wednesday following the deadly Cybertruck crash in Piedmont that killed three teenagers.
The first lawsuit in the case was brought by Carl and Noelle Tsukahara, the parents of 19-year-old Krysta Tsukahara. The parents are suing the estate of Soren Dixon, the driver of the Cybertruck involved, and Charles Patterson, the owner of the car.
Fatal Cybertruck Crash
The Tsukahara family is looking to get more details regarding what exactly happened before 3:00 a.m. on Nov. 27, 2024. That was when Dixon, who was 19 years old, drove his grandparents' Cybertruck with three other friends. These include Carl and Noelle's daughter, Krysta, 20-year-old Jack Nelson, and 20-year-old Jordan Miller.
Additionally, they are looking to gain access to the Cybertruck that was involved in the crash, as it is currently being stored by the California Highway Patrol. It is believed that Dixon was driving fast at the time of the incident, but the exact speed of the vehicle has not been made public, before crashing at Hampton Road and King Avenue, according to KTVU.
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When the Cybertruck crashed, it quickly became engulfed in fire, causing the deaths of Dixon, Tsukahara, and Nelson. The only one who survived was Miller, and he was pulled out of the car by a friend who broke the vehicle's windows and dragged him to safety.
Community members have argued that the lone survivor of the accident has since returned to the University of Wisconsin, where he is studying business. Autopsy reports of the deceased victims showed that all three had alcohol and cocaine in their systems. But the Tsukahara family's lawsuit notes that Krysta "had only trace amounts of alcohol in her system."
Remembering the Victims
On the other hand, Nelson's family described Jack as someone who accepted challenges readily, whether it was in academics or on the athletic field. The Tsukahara family described Krysta as being kind and having a sensitive heart, ABC News reported.
City officials echoed families' calls for privacy as investigators work on figuring out more details about the incident. At the time of the crash, officers tried to extinguish the flames but they were too intense for regular tools to be effective.
Autpsoies also showed that Dixon had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.195%, which is more than twice the legal limit for drivers aged over 21. This number is also more than 20 times the legal limit for drivers under the age of 20, as per The San Francisco Standard.
