Basketball Star’s Tesla Crash Shines Light on Cybertruck Safety

Star college basketball recruit Alijah Arenas spoke publicly for the first time about the Tesla Cybertruck crash that left him in an induced coma, casting fresh attention on safety issues with the EV maker’s newest model.

The University of Southern California freshman and son of former all-star player Gilbert Arenastold reporters during a press conference Wednesday that the steering wheel of his electric pickup lost responsiveness before he drove into a fire hydrant in Los Angeles in April.

He awoke to the Cybertruck engulfed in flames and struggled to breathe as the cabin filled with smoke.

“I try to ...