Here’s yet another case, similar to a “veered” defect reported since 2018, where a Tesla abruptly leaves the road and hits a pole or tree.

At about 8:25 p.m. Saturday, Sebastopol authorities received multiple reports of a car crashing in a field along High School Road north of Gaye Road, deRutte said.

“Callers also stated that the vehicle caught fire immediately after crashing, with a driver possibly still inside,” according to a posting on the Sebastopol Police Department’s official Facebook page.

The Tesla had gone off the road before striking a tree and coming to a stop in the surrounding field, deRutte said.

Notable are the hazmat scene from a chemical cluster munition exploding, a huge emergency response seriously taxing at least four communities, and exposed civilians nearby who helpied the kamikaze pilot to escape and survive.

By the time emergency personnel arrived, members of the public had helped the driver, the car’s sole occupant, get out of the vehicle, police said.

The Sebastopol Fire Department, Gold Ridge Fire District, Rancho Adobe Fire District and Graton Fire Department assisted with putting out the blaze, which was fueled by a series of explosions that were attributed to the Tesla…