Overview
- Jordan Miller filed the case in Alameda County Superior Court, naming Tesla, the driver’s estate, and registered owner Charles Patterson as defendants.
- The suit alleges electronic door controls failed and the truck’s lack of exterior handles prevented escape, forcing a friend to break a window to pull Miller out.
- The Nov. 27, 2024 crash in Piedmont ignited on impact and killed three college students, leaving Miller as the only survivor.
- Investigators reported speed and impairment as factors, with the coroner recording the driver’s blood alcohol level at 0.195% and cocaine found in the deceased.
- Miller’s attorneys say the case could be consolidated with earlier wrongful-death suits against Tesla, and the company did not respond to requests for comment.