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Tesla Model 3 Driver Nabbed By The Police Falling Asleep Behind The Wheel For The Third Time

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The driver of a Tesla Model 3 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin was recently fined after being spotted by police driving down the highway while asleep.

It is understood that police received a call about the man sleeping while behind the wheel of the Model 3 and quickly responded. Dashcam footage from one of the police vehicles shows officers driving alongside the Tesla and noting that the driver had his eyes closed and his head was down.

The officer then pulled behind the Model 3 and flicked on his lights but for approximately 2.2 miles, the Tesla driver failed to respond and continued to drive down the highway at 82 mph (132 km/h). Officers then pulled alongside the car with their lights and sirens blaring and finally, the driver pulled over to the side of the highway.

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For the following few minutes, officers and the driver of the Tesla Model 3 have a conversation and the latter repeatedly denies being asleep while behind the wheel, despite what the officer saw. Authorities then confirm that the driver had the ‘Navigate on Autopilot’ function that can guide the car from a highway’s on-ramp to an off-ramp enabled.

Despite clear evidence that Navigate on Autopilot was enabled, meaning the car’s Autosteer system was also enabled, the driver denied that he was using Autopilot. He was ultimately issued with a citation for inattentive driving and his car was towed because he had two priors for sleeping while behind the wheel.

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Ford Fiesta ST Leads Police On Two-Hour Chase Through Los Angeles

The driver of a dark grey Ford Fiesta ST led the police on a chase for over two hours in Los Angeles earlier in the week.

The chase is said to have started in the San Fernando Valley and saw the male driver weaving in and out of traffic on urban roads and various highways. While driving on the 405 freeway, the man exceeded 100 mph (161 km/h) on a handful of occasions.

As opposed to lots of the police chases you see broadcast in the U.S., police took a different approach in this case and didn’t aggressively pursue the vehicle with patrol cars for all that long.

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Instead, they choose to keep their distance, seemingly in an attempt not to spook the driver and put other motorists at risk. Various scenes show the police using pursuit vehicles, including motorcycles, to monitor and follow the driver. At the same time, a police helicopter and a news helicopter were also tracking the car.

ABC 7 reports that at one stage the driver exited the 405 freeway in the Inglewood area and later stopped at a shopping center. However, the presence of police prompted the driver to flee again, heading onto the 110 freeway and exiting into the Torrance area. At this stage, heavy cloud cover over the area forced the news and law enforcement helicopters to pull back while ground units fell into tracking mode.

However, not even heavy cloud cover saved the man, as he was later arrested at a residence in Rancho Palos Verdes.

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