Grieving family takes Tesla to civil trial for negligence in Broward

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Grieving parents attempted to hold Tesla responsible for two deaths during a civil case in 2022, and they will be trying again in court on Monday.

Edgar Monserratt Martinez and Barrett Riley were both 18-year-old seniors preparing to graduate from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale when they died.

Riley was driving a 2014 Tesla Model S at 116 mph in a 30 mph zone when he crashed in 2018 into a wall along Seabreeze Boulevard, records showed…

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