Overview
- Jordan Miller filed an amended complaint in Alameda County Superior Court adding Tesla as a defendant and asserting product liability, negligence, failure to warn and failure to recall claims.
- The filing alleges the Cybertruck’s reliance on electronic door controls with no exterior mechanical handles prevented escape and blocked rescue efforts when the vehicle lost power.
- A friend following the truck reported doors would not open, then broke a window with a tree branch to pull Miller out, while others could not be reached as flames spread.
- Miller’s injuries include severe burns to his airways and lungs, third‑degree burns requiring grafts, loss of part of his intestines, and four fractured vertebrae requiring spinal treatment.
- Investigators with the California Highway Patrol and toxicology reports from the coroner attribute the 2024 crash to impairment and speed, including a 0.195% blood alcohol level for driver Soren Dixon; Tesla has not responded to requests for comment.