Woman who crashed her Model S and broke her foot sues Tesla

Enlarge / A Tesla Motors Inc. Model S P85D vehicle sits plugged in at a charging station in Nephi, Utah, US, on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. (credit: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A Utah woman who in May 2018 crashed her Tesla Model S into a fire engine while having the Autopilot assist mode engaged has now sued the company in state court, claiming negligence, among other allegations. The civil complaint was first posted on Wednesday by Matt Drange of The Information.

Attorneys for Heather Lommatzsch, the plaintiff, wrote on Tuesday that she "understood" that the car's "safety features would ensure the vehicle would stop on its own in the event of an obstacle being present in the path of the Tesla Model S."

In the aftermath of the May 2018 accident, police in South Jordan, Utah, said in a statement that the woman told them that she "was looking at her phone prior to the collision" and that she reportedly "did not brake or take any action to avoid the collision."

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