{"id":377039,"date":"2026-07-17T17:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/377039\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T17:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:40:29","slug":"tesla-katy-crash-ntsb-releases-preliminary-report-after-vehicle-crashed-into-home-killing-76-year-old-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/377039\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Katy crash: NTSB releases preliminary report after vehicle crashed into home, killing 76-year-old woman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report after a Tesla vehicle crashed into a Katy home in June killing 76-year-old Martha Avila.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   NTSB releases preliminary report on Katy Tesla crash that killed 76-year-old woman <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">According to the report, a 2025 Tesla Model 3 electric car, occupied solely by a 44-year-old driver, was traveling east on Rose Hollow Lane when it departed the roadway, partially entered a driveway, and crashed into a home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/me3pi9y6jbnggbh2.jpg\" alt=\"VIDEO: Elderly woman dead after Tesla crashes into home\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/me3pi9y6jbnggbh2.jpg\" alt=\"VIDEO: Elderly woman dead after Tesla crashes into home\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image\" data-v-6546b402=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The report stated, at the time of the crash, the driver had engaged Tesla&#8217;s Advanced Driver Assistance System, Full Self Driving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Officials said electronic data recovered from the vehicle indicated that before the crash, the driver manually overrode the Full Self Driving by pressing the accelerator pedal to 100% and the vehicle&#8217;s speed was greater than 70 miles per hour when the crash occurred.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/butler-with-car.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Mug shot of Michael Butler (left) and Photo from the scene (right)(Source: Harris County ESD 48 Fire Department) <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The report stated the posted roadway speed limit is 30 miles per hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The driver, 44-year-old Michael Butler was charged with manslaughter in connection with the crash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/katy\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/tesla\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/top-stories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Stories<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; 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