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Incident 1686: Tesla Model S with Autopilot Reportedly Engaged Struck Parked SUV in Key Largo, Killing One Person and Seriously Injuring Another Standing Nearby

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Description: On April 25, 2019, George McGee's Tesla Model S, with Autopilot reportedly engaged, drove through a Key Largo intersection and struck a parked Chevrolet Tahoe, which then hit two people standing beside it: Naibel Benavides Leon, who was killed, and Dillon Angulo, who was seriously injured. McGee admitted distraction. In 2025, a federal jury found Tesla 33% responsible on defective-design and failure-to-warn claims. Tesla disputed liability and said it would appeal.

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Alleged: Tesla and Automated driving system developers developed an AI system deployed by George McGee , Tesla drivers , Drivers and Road users, which harmed Road users , Naibel Benavides Leon , Dillon Angulo and Pedestrians.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Tesla Autopilot and Automated driving systems

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1686
Report Count
9
Incident Date
2019-04-25
Editors
Daniel Atherton

Incident Reports

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Omnibus Order on Motion for Summary Judgment and Daubert Motions - Response
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US judge upholds $243 million verdict against Tesla over fatal Autopilot crash
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Omnibus Order on Motion for Summary Judgment and Daubert Motions

Omnibus Order on Motion for Summary Judgment and Daubert Motions

govinfo.gov

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Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case

Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case

apnews.com

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Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it.

Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it.

washingtonpost.com

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US judge upholds $243 million verdict against Tesla over fatal Autopilot crash

US judge upholds $243 million verdict against Tesla over fatal Autopilot crash

reuters.com

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Order on Amended Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or, Alternatively, Motion for New Trial

Order on Amended Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or, Alternatively, Motion for New Trial

govinfo.gov

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Benavides v. Tesla: Judge Upholds $243 Million Jury Verdict

Benavides v. Tesla: Judge Upholds $243 Million Jury Verdict

carcomplaints.com

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Tesla's Missing Autopilot Data Showed It Detected A Hazard Before Fatal Crash, Despite Claims It Was Missing

Tesla's Missing Autopilot Data Showed It Detected A Hazard Before Fatal Crash, Despite Claims It Was Missing

ibtimes.co.uk

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Ahead of its Cybercab launch, Tesla told a grieving family that a self-driving car’s fatal crash data was gone — a hacker proved every car keeps it

Ahead of its Cybercab launch, Tesla told a grieving family that a self-driving car’s fatal crash data was gone — a hacker proved every car keeps it

moneywise.com

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Omnibus Order on Motion for Summary Judgment and Daubert Motions
govinfo.gov · 2025
Beth Bloom post-incident response

AIID editor's note: This report contains a non-contiguous abridgment of the court's June 26, 2025 order. It retains selected source passages relevant to the April 25, 2019 collision, Tesla Autopilot's operation, the parties' competing causa…

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Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case
apnews.com · 2025

MIAMI (AP) --- A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk's car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages.

The fed…

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Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it.
washingtonpost.com · 2025

Years after a Tesla driver using Autopilot plowed into a young Florida couple in 2019, crucial electronic data detailing how the fatal wreck unfolded was missing. The information was key for a wrongful death case the survivor and the victim…

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US judge upholds $243 million verdict against Tesla over fatal Autopilot crash
reuters.com · 2026

Feb 20 (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected Tesla's (TSLA.O), opens new tab request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over the 2019 crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, which killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her boyf…

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Order on Amended Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or, Alternatively, Motion for New Trial
govinfo.gov · 2026
Beth Bloom post-incident response

Order on Amended Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or, Alternatively, Motion for New Trial

United States District Court
Southern District of Florida
Case No. 21-cv-21940-BLOOM/Torres
Document 612
Entered on FLSD Docket: Februar…

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Benavides v. Tesla: Judge Upholds $243 Million Jury Verdict
carcomplaints.com · 2026

Tesla is still stuck with a $243 million jury verdict after a Florida judge ruled there will be no new trial.

The Key Largo, Florida, Tesla Model S crash occurred in April 2019 when driver George McGee was speeding through an intersection a…

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businessinsider.com · 2026

The last thing Dillon Angulo says he remembers is pulling over to see the stars. It was around 9:15 on April 25, 2019, in Key Largo, Florida. He and Naibel Benavides had been inseparable since their first date a few weeks earlier. Angulo, a…

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Tesla's Missing Autopilot Data Showed It Detected A Hazard Before Fatal Crash, Despite Claims It Was Missing
ibtimes.co.uk · 2026

A federal judge has officially rejected Tesla's attempt to overturn a staggering $243 million (£180 million) jury verdict, marking a decisive legal defeat for the electric vehicle giant in one of the most high-profile Autopilot liability ca…

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Ahead of its Cybercab launch, Tesla told a grieving family that a self-driving car’s fatal crash data was gone — a hacker proved every car keeps it
moneywise.com · 2026

Elon Musk is planning to launch Cybercabs, fully autonomous vehicles without the means for a human to control them, any day now. But a lawsuit that closed this year indicates the electric car company may not be ready for the launch.

In Marc…

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