Havoc After Tesla Driver Crashes Wrong-Way into Cars
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 6/25/24 3:59 p.m.
LOCATION: Beach Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue
AREA/CITY: Buena Park
DETAILS:
- BUENA PARK, Calif. – On June 25, 2024, at approximately 4:00 PM, officers were
dispatched to an injury traffic collision at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and
Orangethorpe Avenue. Six vehicles were involved in a traffic collision, which resulted in
a rollover and left multiple victims trapped in their vehicles.
The preliminary investigation revealed a 2023 Tesla Model Y was traveling west on
Orangethorpe Avenue in the eastbound lanes (wrong way) at a high rate of speed. The
Tesla first struck a vehicle pulling out of Orangethorpe Avenue driveway of a business
located at 6771 Beach Boulevard. The Tesla then continued west on Orangethorpe
Avenue, through a red light at Beach Boulevard and collided with three vehicles in front
of 7740 Orangethorpe Avenue. The Tesla subsequently rolled over and collided with
another vehicle in the roadway.
Three victims were transported to local hospitals in serious but non-life threatening
conditions. The Buena Park Police Department Serious Collision Investigation Detail
(SCID) was called in to investigate the collision. Orangethorpe Avenue remained closed
for four hours so that investigators could examine and process the scene.
Traffic Investigators are still actively working this collision to determine the facts leading
up to the collision.
Case #: 24-23940Point of Contact: Sergeant Jon Shaddow(714) 562-3915
6640 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90621
HANDLING AGENCIES: Buena Park PD, Orange County Fire Authority
SOT(s): Yes, with witness driver and OCFA Battalion Chief
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