A body was found inside a Tesla after a fiery crash early Friday, July 17 that took Newport Beach firefighters more than an hour to extinguish, authorities said.
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The crash was reported at around 12:30 a.m. Friday, July 17, on Back Bay Road about a mile north of San Joaquin Hills Road, according to a news release from the Newport Beach Police Department.
Officers found a 2021 Tesla Model Y overturned and fully engulfed in flames. The Newport Beach Fire Department spent more than an hour extinguishing the fire before firefighters discovered a man’s body inside the car, police said.
Investigators believe the Tesla was traveling eastbound on Back Bay Road at a high rate of speed when it left the roadway, overturned onto its roof and caught fire. It is not yet known whether impairment was a factor, police said.
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The driver was only identified as a “male,” with no age provided. The person’s identity is being withheld pending notification of his family, the release stated.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Sgt. Sabrina Fabbri at [email protected].
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