One dead, four injured as elderly driver crashes into Trader Joe's parking lot
A 91-year-old woman in a Tesla struck pedestrians at a Fairfax District parking lot on Thursday, killing one person and injuring four others.
What to know
- A 91-year-old woman in a Tesla struck pedestrians and a security stand in the Trader Joe's parking lot at 3rd and Fairfax on Thursday, killing one person and injuring four others.
- The driver claimed her vehicle accelerated despite her foot being on the brake, suggesting a possible mechanical issue rather than operator error.
- The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department; no arrest has been made.
“I am deeply saddened by the incident outside of the Trader Joe's near the corner of Fairfax and Third, and my heart goes out to everyone impacted.”
Karen Bass, Los Angeles Mayor · ABC7 Los Angeles ↗
91-year-old driver Driver of Tesla
Karen Bass Los Angeles MayorDrake Piscione Eyewitness
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(Just a comment: LA Times doesn't show the car, nor does it mention it was a Tesla driven by this driver, and I'm wondering why... Soon-Shiong being a good friend of Musk's? Afraid of a lawsuit for stating a fact? So interesting....) LA Times: 1 dead, 4 injured after driver, 91, crashes car in Trader Joe’s parking lot, police say (paywall)…
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ABC7: 1 killed, 4 hurt after car hits pedestrians in parking lot outside Trader Joe's in Fairfax District (9/3/26) FAIRFAX, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Multiple pedestrians were struck by a car, one fatally, in a parking lot Thursday afternoon in the Fairfax District, authorities said. https:// abc7.com/post/multiple-pedestr…