{"id":5491,"date":"2026-06-24T21:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5491"},"modified":"2026-06-24T21:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:31:23","slug":"ntsb-investigating-deadly-tesla-crash-into-katy-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5491","title":{"rendered":"NTSB investigating deadly Tesla crash into Katy home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>KATY, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A second federal investigation is now open into the Katy Tesla crash that killed a woman in a home.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5490\">Texas Amber Alert issued for missing 14-year-old girl<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Katy Tesla crash: New investigation<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What we know:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Wednesday that it has started a safety investigation into the June 19 crash.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The board will work with the Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Office for the investigation.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The backstory:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The crash happened Friday night near Rose Hollow and Blooming Park Lanes.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The driver reportedly told authorities he had his Tesla Model 3 on autopilot going east on Rose Hollow Lane.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Harris County officials said the driver did not stay in a single lane, veered off the road, and sped into a brick home on Blooming Park Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5486\">Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s \u2018Bachelorette\u2019 season may air next month: Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Officials said Martha Avila, 76, was inside her home and was hit by the vehicle. 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He showed no signs of intoxication.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>On the Monday after the crash, Tesla AI lead Ashok Elluswamy stated the driver overrode the autopilot &#8220;by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100% of the accel pedal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the NTSB and the Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Office&#8217;s investigations, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a Special Crash investigation for this incident.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5484\">Video shows Six Flags Over Georgia ride stall, leaving guests stuck mid-air<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><strong>PREVIOUS COVERAGE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Expert explains what investigators will be looking for as federal probe continues<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Tesla sued after Katy crash leaves 76-year-old woman dead<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Tesla official says driver in deadly Katy crash overrode self-driving<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Wednesday that it has started a safety investigation into the June 19 crash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,124,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-katy","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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