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winetourdriver01

(1,154 posts) Mon Feb 27, 2023, 07:58 PM Feb 2023

Girl Scouts rushed to the hospital after Tesla driver crashes into their cookie stand

A California man has been arrested for DUI after he crashed his Tesla into a Girl Scout stand this Saturday, KCRA reported.

Gary Benson, 69, crashed his Tesla into the stand at Sierra College and Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay. A 10-year-old and a 9-year-old were transported to the hospital with moderate injuries.

Both the girls were Girl Scouts who were working at the stand.

A 78-year-old woman was also taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Benson was arrested for suspicion of being under the influence of substances while driving.

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Girl Scouts rushed to the hospital after Tesla driver crashes into their cookie stand (Original Post) winetourdriver01 Feb 2023 OP

The actions of irresponsible drivers is a major risk I worry about bucolic_frolic Feb 2023 #1

More about being drunk than Tesla. likesmountains 52 Feb 2023 #2

Tesla has joined Corvette and a few other brands Mr.Bill Feb 2023 #3

yep. also... never heard of Granite Bay CA BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2023 #5

Marketing studies show that car crash and fire headlines with "Tesla" get far more clicks and links Shermann Feb 2023 #4

I'm sure they do. Mr.Bill Feb 2023 #6

Well with Corvettes, the tragedy is two-fold Shermann Feb 2023 #7

Let's just call them schadenfreude clicks for the driver of the car. Mr.Bill Feb 2023 #8

bucolic_frolic

(55,818 posts)

1. The actions of irresponsible drivers is a major risk I worry about

Reply to winetourdriver01 (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2023, 08:08 PM

Feb 2023

likesmountains 52

(4,287 posts)

2. More about being drunk than Tesla.

Reply to winetourdriver01 (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2023, 08:21 PM

Feb 2023

Mr.Bill

(24,906 posts)

3. Tesla has joined Corvette and a few other brands

Reply to likesmountains 52 (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 27, 2023, 08:24 PM

Feb 2023

as a car that will always be identified whenever an accident is reported in the news.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,996 posts)

5. yep. also... never heard of Granite Bay CA

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 27, 2023, 08:40 PM

Feb 2023

Shermann

(9,072 posts)

4. Marketing studies show that car crash and fire headlines with "Tesla" get far more clicks and links

Reply to likesmountains 52 (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 27, 2023, 08:38 PM

Feb 2023

Mr.Bill

(24,906 posts)

6. I'm sure they do.

Reply to Shermann (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 27, 2023, 09:08 PM

Feb 2023

Same with Corvettes, also, I bet.

Shermann

(9,072 posts)

7. Well with Corvettes, the tragedy is two-fold

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 27, 2023, 09:11 PM

Feb 2023

The Telsa fixation is something very, very different I'm afraid.

Mr.Bill

(24,906 posts)

8. Let's just call them schadenfreude clicks for the driver of the car.

Reply to Shermann (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 27, 2023, 09:14 PM

Feb 2023

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