Two Dead In Tesla Crash In US With No One Driving: Report Two Dead In Tesla Crash In US With No One Driving: Report The vehicle was driving at high speed when it slammed into a tree and burst into flames, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting Harris County police official. One of the victims was sitting in the front passenger seat, other in rear seat (Representational) New York: Two men were killed in a crash in Texas while riding in a Tesla car that police said almost certainly had no one behind the wheel, US media reported Sunday. The vehicle was driving at high speed late Saturday north of Houston when it slammed into a tree and burst into flames, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting Harris County constable Mark Herman.