New images released in deadly Thanksgiving Eve Piedmont Cybertruck crash
(KRON) — There are new details on the deadly Thanksgiving Eve Cybertruck crash in Piedmont. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has released videos and pictures from the scene where three young people died.
Witness of triple fatal Piedmont Cybertruck crash describes what happened
Moments before the crash on Nov. 27, videos provided by CHP show the Cybertruck speeding in a residential neighborhood in Piedmont. A flash of light fills the screen, showing the moment of impact into the tree igniting a fire.
The CHP report determined that the driver, Soren Dixon, was unable to handle the curve of the road, crossing lanes on Hampton Road and swerving into the tree.
Soren Dixon, 19, Jack Nelson, 20, and Krysta Tsukahara, 19, all died from smoke inhalation and severe burns.
According to CHP's investigation, a witness — a friend of the college students — was in a car behind the victims. He recalls their night leading up to the crash, attending a party nearby and then stopping at the driver's home to pick up the Cybertruck.
Piedmont Cybertruck crash driver was driving at 'high rate of speed,' under the influence, said CHP
'He stopped and took off,' the witness told officers at the scene. 'I don't remember how fast he was going. The Uber in front of me stopped at the sign and turned left; I continued straight. I stopped at Hampton and Seaview and when I turned the corner, I saw a car on fire wedged between a wall and a tree. I instantly knew by the tail it was the Cybertruck.'
A fourth person in the car, identified as Jordan Miller, was taken to a nearby home after being rescued from the burning car. The person who saved him used a tree branch to break the window.
'I attempted to punch the window to no avail,' the witness said. 'I then looked around and grabbed a branch, 4-5 ft long and 1/3 foot in diameter. I used it to bash the window, it took 10 – 15 hits of the window to crack completely and the top right corner to pop out of its frame.'
'He was barely conscious, only moaning and groaning,' continued the witness. 'He had his seatbelt on, and I couldn't reach it, so I scream at him to undo it. Eventually he was able to unbuckle, and I was able to pull him up and out of the window. I was able to break and pull the window from its frame. But once I got in, the fire had made its way throughout the entire car to the point where I couldn't even stand by the car.'
CHP photos show the devastating aftermath — the truck is mangled with a tree sticking through the smashed hood of the car.
CHP confirms a combination of alcohol, drugs, and high speeds caused the driver to lose control and crash into the tree.
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