Two Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies have been disciplined after an internal review of an August 2024 high-speed Tesla crash that killed two women. The findings say the deputies did not deliberately chase the car, but supervisors still faulted them for how they used discretion around the encounter, while the Tesla’s driver remains charged in the deadly pileup.
Internal affairs clears deputies of pursuit but flags policy misuse
BSO’s Internal Affairs unit concluded the deputies were not engaged in a formal vehicle pursuit and that the Tesla driver was the primary cause of the crash, but investigators still found the deputies violated the agency’s discretion policy. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the review resulted in short suspensions and official reprimands laid out in disposition memos.
How the crash unfolded
On Aug. 11, 2024, a 2023 Tesla Model 3 T-boned a Dodge Durango at the intersection of Northwest Sixth Street and Northwest 27th Avenue in unincorporated Central Broward, killing the Durango’s driver and a…..