A Tesla operating with Full Self-Driving engaged crashes into an occupied California Highway Patrol vehicle while officers are responding to a crash scene on Interstate 80, injuring two CHP officers. The incident occurs near Fairfield, California, according to reports.
Across outlets, the driver is described as having said he fell asleep before or during the collision. One report specifies the driver was 22 years old and told investigators he was asleep while FSD was engaged; another notes the collision occurs at the time officers were investigating a fatal crash. Electrek and the Independent also reference that regulators have been looking into failures involving Tesla’s emergency-scene encounters for several years. CHP dashcam video of the impact is cited in the coverage. Authorities investigate the circumstances of the crash and the driver’s account.
The accounts focus on both the sequence of events—an emergency response area on a highway—and the stated claim that the driver was asleep while using the self-driving feature. The differing emphasis is on the operational setting (FSD engaged) and the broader regulatory context for similar incidents, alongside the immediate injuries and investigation.
