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Retracted · 2026-07-24

Duplicate ingestion of the same event as fatality-2026-06-19-tesla, the canonical record for "Tesla Katy TX fatality (2026-06-19)". This duplicate is retracted to suppress it from aggregates; its own URL stays index,follow per the retraction fairness policy.

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Tesla Model 3 with FSD active crashed into Katy TX home at 70+ mph, killing Martha Avila, 76; driver overrode FSD by pressing accelerator to 100%

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On June 19, 2026 at approximately 8:03 p.m., a 2025 Tesla Model 3 with Full Self-Driving (Supervised) active crashed into a residence in the 21300 block of Rose Hollow Lane in Katy, Texas, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila who was inside her home. NTSB preliminary report (released July 15, 2026) confirmed electronic data showing the driver manually overrode FSD by pressing the accelerator pedal to 100%, with vehicle speed exceeding 70 mph in a 30 mph residential zone.

The driver, Michael David Butler, 44, was charged with manslaughter. NHTSA has opened a special crash investigation. The NTSB investigation is ongoing.

Occurred 2026-06-19 · Tesla

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  1. Covering Katy News · https://coveringkaty.com/news/katy/ntsb-confirms-tesla-driver-overrode-full-self-driving-before/ · 2026-07-15
  2. TechCrunch · https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/tesla-driver-in-fatal-texas-crash-pressed-accelerator-100-ntsb-confirms/ · 2026-07-15

Status history

  • Retracted · 2026-07-24

    Duplicate ingestion of the same event as fatality-2026-06-19-tesla, the canonical record for "Tesla Katy TX fatality (2026-06-19)". This duplicate is retracted to suppress it from aggregates; its own URL stays index,follow per the retraction fairness policy.

  • Active · 2026-07-23 · agent:recon

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What happened in Tesla Model 3 with FSD active crashed into Katy TX home at 70+ mph, killing Martha Avila, 76; driver overrode FSD by pressing accelerator to 100%?
On June 19, 2026 at approximately 8:03 p.m., a 2025 Tesla Model 3 with Full Self-Driving (Supervised) active crashed into a residence in the 21300 block of Rose Hollow Lane in Katy, Texas, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila who was inside her home. NTSB preliminary report (released July 15, 2026) confirmed electronic data showing the driver manually overrode FSD by pressing the accelerator pedal to 100%, with vehicle speed exceeding 70 mph in a 30 mph residential zone. The driver, Michael David Butler, 44, was charged with manslaughter. NHTSA has opened a special crash investigation. The NTSB investigation is ongoing. This incident was later retracted; see the retraction banner at the top of the page for the correction.
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This incident is retracted on the DEPLOY registry. The page remains so the correction reaches readers, but the incident is suppressed from aggregate counts (company / model / location) so it no longer counts against anyone.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

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Last reviewed 2026-08-09

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