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Tesla driver ticketed after crash sends one person to hospital

By Staff Report

The driver of a Tesla was ticketed after a crash sent one person to UF Health-The Villages Hospital.

The driver of this blue Tesla was ticketed after a crash on Buena Vista Boulevard
The driver of this blue Tesla was ticketed after a crash on Buena Vista Boulevard.

The man driving the blue Tesla at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday was pulling out of Avalos Drive, exiting from the Village of Harmeswood of Belle Aire, making a left turn onto Buena Vista Boulevard when he collided with a silver Nissan which was northbound on Buena Vista Boulevard, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

The airbag deployed in this silver Nissan as a result of the crash
The airbag deployed in this silver Nissan as a result of the crash.

The man in the Nissan suffered minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital in The Villages. The airbag in the Nissan deployed as a result of the crash.

The man driving the Tesla was ticketed on a charge of violation of right of way. He escaped injury.

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