FREMONT, Calif. – The motive force of a Tesla died after crashing into an condo constructing in Fremont on Monday evening, forcing evacuations and sparking a hearth, officers say.
The Alameda County Coroner on Tuesday recognized him as Kamleshkumar Patel, 46, of Fremont.
Fremont Police stated the lethal accident occurred on the 44700 block of Previous Heat Springs Boulevard.
Fireplace division officers stated the primary flooring of the brand new complicated is for industrial tenants and that it is at the moment empty, so there was nobody inside to be injured. The residences are upstairs.
The crash induced a hearth within the constructing.
“The automobile caught hearth whereas it was nonetheless within the constructing, so out of warning we evacuated the complete constructing for everybody’s security,” Fireplace Battalion Chief Dan Brunicardi stated. “Then we determined to drag the automobile out as soon as we acquired the fireplace knocked down sufficient to drag the automobile out of the constructing.”
Officers stated they arrived and located the automobile on hearth contained in the constructing. Fremont police stated the fireplace division turned off the sprinkler system. Along with the fireplace division, they evacuated the three flooring above the unoccupied industrial house.
Police are investigating the crash. To this point they’ve decided the automobile was touring south on Previous Heat Springs Blvd. when the driving force misplaced management of the automobile and crashed into the constructing. The reason for the crash remains to be underneath investigation. It has not been decided if medication or alcohol have been an element on this crash.
Nobody else was injured within the crash, police stated.
Police stated this was Fremont’s tenth deadly visitors collision this yr.
