CHESTER, N.Y. (WABC) — A Tesla crashed through the living room window of a home on High Street on Sunday afternoon, injuring resident Jose Gonzalez as he sat on his couch.<\/p>\n
“My neck is stiff. My shoulder is hurting me and my upper and lower back. It was a good impact, it knocked me out for a few seconds,” Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n
According to Gonzalez, the vehicle was traveling south when it passed through a stop sign at a T-shaped intersection and crashed directly into the house. The impact threw Gonzalez from the couch.<\/p>\n
The homeowner said motorists who stopped after witnessing the crash told him the driver was asleep and that the Tesla was operating in Autopilot mode.<\/p>\n
“There’s two people running towards me saying, ‘He’s asleep. He’s asleep.’ And then when I look to the side, I see the Tesla right in the house,” Gonzalez said. “Yeah. And the guy was still out, which is funny.”<\/p>\n
In a statement, Chester police said investigators are still working to determine what caused the crash.<\/p>\n
“We are still trying to determine if this collision was the fault of the vehicle, the fault of the driver, or any other environmental factor,” police said.<\/p>\n
Gonzalez, who spent a couple of days in the hospital after the crash, said he believes the driver fell asleep and was unable to react. He also questioned why the vehicle did not stop before reaching the intersection.<\/p>\n
“The car should have recognized the stop sign, should have recognized the street ended because those cars operate on the GPS. It should have known that. So there was human error, as I still believe and technical error as well,” Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n
Gonzaelez is waiting for the police report to be finalized so that he can work with the driver’s insurance company to begin cleanup and repairs.<\/p>\n
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