Crime & Safety

Piedmont Parents Sue To Get Answers In Deadly Cybertruck Crash

"We were blessed in that the time we did have with her, what an amazing person she was," parent Carl Tsukahara told CBS News Bay Area.

(CBS Bay Area)

April 25, 2025

The parents of 19-year-old Krysta Tsukahara, Carl and Noelle, are sharing the story of their daughter for the first time since the fatal Tesla Cybertruck crash in Piedmont.

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"We were blessed in that the time we did have with her, what an amazing person she was. She was kind. She loved her family and her friends and she was very selfless," Carl Tsukahara told CBS News Bay Area.

It's been nearly five months since they lost their daughter, and have decided to file a wrongful death and survivor's action lawsuit against the director of the Cybertruck, 19-year-old Soren Dixon and the owner of the Tesla, Charles Patterson.

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