AutonomousCritical
Tesla Model S with Autopilot Reportedly Engaged Struck Parked SUV in Key Largo, Killing One Person and Seriously Injuring Another Standing Nearby
- Occurred
- Apr 25, 2019
- Published
- Jul 1, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
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.
Developers
- Tesla
- Automated driving system developers
Deployers
- George McGee
- Tesla drivers
- Drivers
- Road users
Harmed parties
- Naibel Benavides Leon
- Dillon Angulo
- Pedestrians
- Road users
Tags
- response
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Autopilot failure led to fatal crash involving self-driving vehicle.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8