Driver Dies After Tesla Catches Fire In FL Crash

PASCO COUNTY, FL — A 21-year-old Land O Lakes man died in an early Wednesday morning crash that caused his Tesla to catch fire, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

He was heading south on U.S. 41, north of Goodman Drive, when he was unable to negotiate a curve in the road around 3:20 a.m.

He drove off the road, and hit both a utility pole and then a tree, FHP said.

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After hitting both, his Tesla came to a rest and became engulfed in flames.

The driver died at the scene, FHP said.

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