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Vallejo Man Dies On I-80 After Struck By Self-Driving Tesla, CHP Says

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 22, 7:59 AM PDT

updated Oct 24, 5:00 PM PDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KRON 4, KNTV and Local News Matters, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A 71-year-old Vallejo man died after being struck on I-80 by a Tesla operating in self-driving mode, KNTV and KRON 4 reported. The victim killed in the crash has been identified, Local News Matters reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 1, Oct 24, 6:01 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 22, 8:49 AM PDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 22, 9:08 AM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 22, 10:26 AM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.