This information is preliminary and subject to change.
Release Date 15 July 2026
On June 19, 2026, about 8:03 p.m. central daylight time, a 2025 Tesla Model 3
electric car, occupied solely by a 44-year-old driver, was traveling east on Rose
Hollow Lane in Katy, Harris County, Texas, when it departed the roadway, partially
entered a driveway, and crashed into a residence. At the time of the crash, the driver
had engaged Tesla’s Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), Full Self Driving
(FSD) (Supervised).[1] Electronic data recovered from the vehicle indicated that before
the crash, the driver manually overrode FSD (Supervised) by pressing the accelerator
pedal to 100%, and the vehicle’s speed was greater than 70 mph when the crash
occurred. As a result of the crash, an occupant in the residence was fatally injured and
the driver sustained minor injuries.
Rose Hollow Lane is a residential two-lane road with one westbound and one
eastbound lane and a speed limit of 30 mph. In the eastbound direction, Rose Hollow
Lane terminates at an intersection with Blooming Park Lane, requiring through-traffic
to turn right. Security camera footage showed the car’s path of travel as it continued
straight through the intersection, departed the roadway, and struck the residence.
At the time of the crash, the weather was clear, the roadway was dry, and
daylight conditions were present.
Parties to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation include:
- Harris County Sheriff's Office
- Tesla
All aspects of the crash remain under investigation while the NTSB determines
the probable cause, with the intent of issuing safety recommendations to prevent
similar crashes.
In addition, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a
special crash investigation of this crash.
[1] Tesla refers to FSD (Supervised) as an SAE Level 2 ADAS. As defined by SAE International, Level 2
automation requires the driver to be fully responsible for driving the vehicle while the system provides
continuous assistance with both acceleration/braking and steering. See
SAE J3016_202104,
“Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor
Vehicles,” April 2021.
