Family sues Tesla after man burns alive in crash, alleging design flaw trapped him

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A lawsuit alleges Tesla's design trapped a 20-year-old man who burned alive after a crash, claiming the electric doors failed to open. The family's civil complaint details at least 15 deaths since 2016 linked to trapped occupants in Teslas, citing an "unreasonably dangerous design." The man died in October after his car crashed and caught fire in Easton, with his final 911 calls expressing inability to escape.


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