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Driver found dead after fiery crash involving Tesla in Weston

Cameras captured smoke coming from what appeared to be the wreckage of a Tesla.

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Broward Sheriff’s detectives are investigating after a body was found inside a burning car in Weston on Sunday morning.

Authorities are investigating a fiery crash involving a Tesla in Weston that left a driver dead early Sunday morning.

Broward Sheriff's Office officials said deputies and Fire Rescue crews found the damaged car on fire near Bonaventure Road and State Road 84 at around 3:30 a.m.

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Cameras captured smoke coming from the Tesla's wreckage.

Investigators said the driver of the 2024 Tesla Model 3 was traveling eastbound on State Road 84 approaching Bonaventure Boulevard.

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As the Tesla entered the U-turn lane to proceed under the Interstate 75 overpass, the driver somehow lost control and drove off the roadway, striking the support column for the I-75 overpass, according to BSO.

The Tesla caught on fire following the impact, BSO stated.

When crews extinguished the flames, they found the driver's body inside. The driver's identity hasn't been released.

The cause of the fire has not been released. BSO's Traffic Homicide detectives are investigating the case.

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