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Tesla Driver Charged With Manslaughter After FSD-Linked Crash Kills Woman in Her Home
The Verge·Friday, 3 July 2026
A 44-year-old Texas man named Michael Butler has been charged with manslaughter after his Tesla Model 3 struck and killed a woman inside her house. Butler reportedly claimed he was using Tesla's Full Self-Driving feature at the time of the crash. The case was first reported by The Wall Street Journal and local outlet KHOU 11.
Why It Matters
This is one of the first manslaughter charges directly tied to a Tesla FSD incident, setting a potential legal precedent for how driver-assistance AI is treated in criminal law.
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