{"id":2010,"date":"2026-06-22T22:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2026-06-22T22:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:12:54","slug":"grandmother-76-killed-when-tesla-on-autopilot-crashes-into-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2010","title":{"rendered":"Grandmother, 76, Killed When Tesla on Autopilot Crashes Into House"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p>A grandmother was killed when a Tesla in self-driving mode veered off a Texas road and slammed into her home as she stood in her front room. Martha Avila, 76, was inside her house in Katy, Texas, about 30 miles west of Houston, when the car came barreling through her brick wall on Friday night. The driver, Michael Butler, was behind the wheel of a Tesla Model 3 and using \u201can automated driving assistance system\u201d at around 8 p.m. local time, the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement reported by The New York Times. Butler \u201cfailed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway and struck the residence,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said. The car \u201centered through the brick residence at a high rate of speed\u201d and hit Avila, who was rushed to a hospital by medical helicopter and was later pronounced dead. Butler showed no signs of intoxication and cooperated with investigators. \u201cWe\u2019re still evaluating what caused that car to fail to control its speed just before this crash,\u201d Sgt. Alex Turman of the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office told ABC13 Houston. In 2023, Tesla recalled more than 2 million vehicles after federal regulators said the company had not done enough to ensure drivers stayed attentive while using the autopilot function. A GoFundMe set up in Avila\u2019s name had raised more than $23,000 at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2005\">Trump\u2019s Cheap Shot Sets Off Italian Pride Fight<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read it at <span>The New York Times<\/span><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A grandmother was killed when a Tesla in self-driving mode veered off a Texas road and slammed into her home as she stood in her front room. Martha Avila, 76, was inside her house in Katy, Texas, about 30 miles west of Houston, when the car came barreling through her brick wall on Friday night. 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