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Tesla Model Y hits Honda, passenger killed in Florida

5/12/2026

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Summary

Story summary

A Tesla Model Y driven by Mathis Frederick collided with a Honda Accord driven by Breyon Sampson on Pembroke Road near Southwest 46th Avenue in West Park, Florida, splitting the Accord and killing passenger Edger Surles.
Six other occupants survived with injuries and were taken to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital and Memorial Regional Hospital.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating, with officials yet to release a cause.

History

Historical Context

Florida’s latest probe of a Model Y–Honda collision echoes the May 7 2016 fatal Tesla Model S-tractor-trailer crash that killed Joshua Brown and triggered a NHTSA investigation of roughly 25,000 Model S vehicles. That incident sparked ongoing scrutiny of Autopilot, leading to multiple NHTSA probes and a 2024 Florida statewide legislative bill requiring real-time crash-data reporting.

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Story summary

A Tesla Model Y driven by Mathis Frederick collided with a Honda Accord driven by Breyon Sampson on Pembroke Road near Southwest 46th Avenue in West Park, Florida, splitting the Accord and killing passenger Edger Surles.
Six other occupants survived with injuries and were taken to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital and Memorial Regional Hospital.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating, with officials yet to release a cause.

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