Too Fast? Father Blames Death Of Daughter On Tesla's Blindly Fast Acceleration

Last year, we reported on a tragic accident in a Tesla Model S in Indianapolis. The crash led to the death of Kevin McCarthy, the owner of the Model S and a passenger at the time of the accident since it was driven by her employee, Casey Speckman, who also died in the crash.

Even though it happened last November, the accident is coming back into the news as the police revealed that both Speckman and McCarthy were intoxicated at the time of the accident. Despite the revelation, the father of the driver is blaming the death of his daughter on Tesla – going as far as saying that “had she been in another vehicle she would have been alive”.

MDarringer - 2/13/2017 10:49:17 AM

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Yeah, it has to be Tesla's fault. it can't possibly be driver idiocy. This man is a total bastard for pissing on his daughter's death no doubt with the hope of getting cash in his pocket.

TheSteve - 2/13/2017 1:47:36 PM

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The lack of self-accountability is profound.


On the flip side, several months ago I read a story of a police officer who shot and killed a teenager in the line of duty. Videos clearly captured the accused/deceased teen being at fault. The teen's father met with the police officer to apologize for his son's actions, and for the trauma the officer was going through in dealing with the incident.

qwertyfla - 2/13/2017 8:37:49 PM

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Tell that to the Black Lifes Matter group funded by America's greatest traitor, treasonous and all-purpose, general ass wipe -George Soros.

When exactly did personal accountability cease to exist? I assume personal responsibility for everything because I can't remember anything anyways so admit, apologize and forget it -which I do quite well apparently. And for this I truly am sorry....

TheSteve - 2/14/2017 2:24:32 AM

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Just as an addendum, I saw the video clip. The dad was grieving for his lost son, with the funeral being recent. Dad is obviously hurting bad, and yet, in tears and broken up, he's apologizing to the cop. The cop was in tears, too. Horrible that it happened at all, of course.

TauronB2G - 2/14/2017 5:59:56 AM

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Wait wait wait...WTF does this have to do with BLM? Car site don't start with politics. George Soros never gave me a thing. As a black man I know that my life does matter and I know all the times it's been put in jeopardy. Hit me on my email if you'd like to discuss BLM at length.

MDarringer - 2/14/2017 8:36:29 AM

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BLM = the new KKK.
KKK and BLM = domestic terrorists.
Both are enemies of the state and deserve lethal force.

LexSucks - 2/14/2017 11:34:52 AM

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MDarringer, Can you show me the folks that BLM members hung from trees? Can you show me the burning crosses that BLM put in people's yards? Can you show me the churches that BLM burned down? And somehow you equate them to the KKK? KKK has over 3500 documented racial killings, how many does BLM have again? But according to you, they are the same. Crazy

TheSteve - 2/14/2017 6:14:36 PM

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Re: "Black Lives Matter"

As far as I know, nobody is promoting the concept of "ONLY Black Lives Matter." The fact that anyone has to say "Black Lives Matter" is a reminder that Black American still aren't equivalent to White Americans. Even though Black slavery is long gone, anti-Black prejudice isn't. We can see example in this forum.