A brand new 2025 Tesla on the open Texas road was hit from behind hard enough to send both vehicles off the road into the ditch.

The Bridge City Police Department is revealing details of a collision in which the driver of a pickup truck was killed after striking the rear of a Tesla on West Roundbunch Road, according to BCPD.

On Monday, January 13 at about 10 p.m, the Bridge City Police Department received a 911 call about a two vehicle crash in the 1300 block of FM 1442 (West Roundbunch).

When officers arrived on scene, they found a 2025 Tesla 4-door passenger car in the south ditch. The driver of the Tesla was identified as 38-year-old Ross Sellers of Orange.

Autopilot hasn’t been ruled out yet.

Tesla owners have complained for a long time about phantom or “ghost brake” incidents.

Twice today my model 3 came to a hault when using cruise control on the highway. The second time everything in my car was thrown into the front seat/windshield as i was going 80mph and I took over but was at 30mph by then as it happened so fast .. WTH is going on as I could have been killed and/or killed others.

In fact, this fatality comes right after a judge ruled against Tesla two months ago in a phantom brake lawsuit.

…the proposed class action could move ahead on a claim that Tesla concealed the “phantom braking” safety defect from would-be purchasers. …Tesla’s “forward collision monitoring system” often falsely alerts to a crash ahead, even when there is no risk of a collision. The consumers alleged they are paying higher premiums based on data from their cars showing false collision warnings. The plaintiffs contend Tesla knew about the alleged defect as early as 2015 and did not warn customers.

Who wants to bet whether Tesla concealed from Ross Sellers that his brand new 2025 car carried a ten-year-old safety defect that could kill anyone behind him?