Tesla said Michael Butler disabled his car’s self-driving mode before it plowed into Martha Avila’s home in June

A Texas man has been arrested on a manslaughter charge after his Tesla crashed into a home, killing a woman inside the residence, authorities said.

An investigator wrote that Michael David Butler, the Tesla driver, had pressed the accelerator pedal 100% in the seconds before the fatal crash.

Officials found that the driver had the pedal pressed down “100%.”

Michael Butler, 44, was arrested on July 1 and booked into the Harris County Jail in connection with the death of Martha Avila, authorities said.

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