Tesla Model X Suddenly Accelerated Into Building, Suit Says (2)

A Tesla Inc. SUV suddenly accelerated while the driver was parking at a shopping center, smashing into the wall of a restaurant and injuring four members of a Washington state family who were in the vehicle, the family says in a new federal complaint.

Hacene Djemil’s foot was above the vehicle’s brake pedal, preparing to stop, when the sudden unintended acceleration occurred, according to Djemil, his wife Fatiha Djemil, and their two children.

Customers and employees in the Subway restaurant could have been injured had Djemil not steered the model year 2018 Tesla Model X away from the large front ...