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Newly released police bodycam footage shows new insight into the California Cybertruck crash that left three teens dead in November 2024. On Thursday, April 10, Fox affiliate KTVU reported that it obtained 16 new videos and more than 100 photos from the fatal crash in Piedmont, following a California Public Records request. A Tesla Cybertruck was found to be speeding when it crashed into a tree on Nov.
27, killing the driver and two passengers. One other person was injured as a result. The Piedmont Police Department identified the driver as Soren Dixon, 19, and the deceased passengers as Jack Nelson, 20, and Krysta Tsukahara, 19.
The California Highway Patrol later concluded that the crash was the result of "a combination of driving under the influence of drugs and unsafe speed," according to the San Francisco Chronicle , KTVU and CBS News . In the new footage, police interview a witness shortly after the crash. KTVU opted not to name the friend, who previously detailed his attempts to save the passengers in a police statement .
Related: Drugs, Speeding to Blame for Cybertruck Crash that Killed 3 Involving Teen Driving at Twice the Legal Limit: Cops In the clip, the young man can be heard telling an officer that Dixon "seemed fine" when they headed out together. “Legally, no. Physically, from a visible standpoint, yes,” he added, when asked if he thought his friend could drive.
The friend then told the officer he was driving behind the Cybertruck to a "friend's house down the street," when he spotted the vehicle after the crash. "When we turned the corner, I just see a car in a ball of flame," he continued. “I just saw the back of it, and I knew it was the Cybertruck.
" The friend added, "So I stopped and I got out. I tried to open the doors, but everything was so damaged. I got a stick and I broke the front and back windows.
I pulled the front passenger out, but there was too much fire and the airbags and I couldn’t get to the rest of them.” Related: 3 Calif. High School Graduates Killed, 1 Seriously Injured in Cybertruck Crash: Reports KTVU previously reported, citing the California Highway Patrol, that Dixon went through an intersection where the roadway curved and did not adjust his speed.
The vehicle veered off the road and then struck a tree before crashing into a retaining wall. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. USA Today , The San Francisco Standard and ABC 7 News all reported in February that Dixon had cocaine in his system and had a blood alcohol concentration that was more than twice the legal limit, citing a toxicology report.
Both deceased passengers also had alcohol and cocaine in their systems, per the Chronicle , which reported that the deaths were ruled accidental. All three victims were college students at the time of the crash and had graduated from Piedmont High School, per USA Today . Read the original article on People.
