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Driver dead after Tesla crashes through fence, hitting trees, catching fire in Pierce County

Feb 19, 2025, 6:05 AM | Updated: Feb 20, 2025, 5:07 am

Tesla driver dies after crashing into fence, trees in Pierce County....

Tesla driver dies after crashing into fence, trees in Pierce County. The car caught fire. (Courtesy ³ÉÈËXÕ¾-7)

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PUYALLUP, Wash. — A driver is dead after his Tesla crashes through a fence and hits trees at a high rate of speed in Pierce County.

Around 10:48 pm on Monday, a driver passed a Pierce County deputy going over 100 mph east on 128th Street East in Puyallup.

The deputy followed the car without its lights and sirens but lost sight.

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