A 2024 Tesla Model Y ran off Interstate 35 in rural Missouri, struck a guardrail, and killed its driver, a 64-year-old woman from Raymore. Troopers reported a single-vehicle wreck and said the car “went off the road.”
What they didn’t say, and likely didn’t know, is that Tesla’s own report to federal regulators says the car’s driver-assist system was engaged. This is part of an ongoing Electrek investigation matching reported crashes to Tesla’s redacted NHTSA data.
What happened on I-35
Around 3 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2025, a 2024 Tesla Model Y was heading south on Interstate 35 near mile marker 68, in Daviess County near Pattonsburg, Missouri. The car left the west side of the roadway and struck a guardrail, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The driver, a 64-year-old woman from Raymore, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was wearing a seatbelt. Her name was withheld pending notification of family.
