art montiel/chp- "we have seen in the past as people are traveling southbound on 101, on the left lanee that's gonna be the flyover to state route 85 southbound and suddenly, they try to change lanes and go into the, uh, to try to stay on the 101 southbound." the c-h-p says because the battery of the electric tesla was exposed... officers chose to wait until tesla engineers showed up and checked the car battery to determine if it was safe or not to move. the fear was that the car might explode. ofc. art montiel/chp- "all the other vehicles they have their batteries, you know, that's usually not an issue, uh, but because we don't know too much about tesla batteries, that's why we contacted tesla." initially, the c-h-p says the tesla engineers determined the battery was 70-percent charged and needed to be weakened before the car could be taken away. just after 2-15 in the afternoon... about five hours after the crash... the battery was deemed safe. in mountain view philippe djegal, kron four news. ( marty ) and a deadly crash in santa clara caused delays ... between harrison and lafayett

art montiel/chp- "mainly because it was a tesla battery. the size of the batteries." was reported just before 9-30 in the morning. the tesla engineers showed up about three hours later. initially, the california highway patrol says tesla determined the battery was still 70-percent charged and needed to be weakened. by 2-15 in the afternoon -- the engineers gave the go-ahead to remove the car.ofc. art montiel/chp- "all the other vehicles they have their batteries, you know, that's usually not an issue, uh, but because we don't know too much about tesla batteries, that's why we contacted tesla." officer art montiel says the driver of the tesla was in the carpool lane, headed southbound on 101 when he lost control, hit the median near the highway 85 flyover and flipped in the air. two cars collided with the tesla on the way down. montiel says only the driver of the tesla -- a man in his thirties -- was taken to stanford medical center, where he was pronounced dead.ofc. art montiel/chp- "we've been talking to -- to witnesses and we're going to put everything together and

art montiel/chp- "we have seen in the past as people are traveling southbound on 101, on the left lane, which is gonna be the one that's gonna be the flyover to state route 85 southbound and suddenly, they try to change lanes and go into the, uh, to try to stay on the 101 southbound." the c-h-p says because the battery of the electric tesla was exposed... officers chose to wait until tesla engineers showed up and checked the car battery to determine if it was safe or not to move. the fear was that the car might explode. ofc. art montiel/chp- "all the other vehicles they have their batteries, you know, that's usually not an issue, uh, but because we don't know too much about tesla batteries, that's why we contacted tesla." initially, the c-h-p says the tesla engineers determined the battery was 70-percent charged and needed to be weakened before the car could be taken away. just after 2-15 in the afternoon... about five hours after the crash... the battery was deemed safe. in mountain view philippe djegal, kron four news. (steve) flu season is winding down ... but the latest report from

art montiel/chp- "we have seen in the past as people are traveling southbound on 101, on the left lane, which is gonna be the one that's gonna be the flyover to state route 85 southbound and suddenly, they try to change lanes and go into the, uh, to try to stay on the 101 southbound." the c-h-p says because the battery of the electric tesla was exposed... officers chose to wait until tesla engineers showed up and checked the car battery to determine if it was safe or not to move. the fear was that the car might explode. ofc. art montiel/chp- "all the other vehicles they have their batteries, you know, that's usually not an issue, uh, but because we don't know too much about tesla batteries, that's why we contacted tesla." initially, the c-h-p says the tesla engineers determined the battery was 70-percent charged and needed to be weakened before the car could be taken away. just after 2-15 in the afternoon... about five hours after the crash... the battery was deemed safe. in mountain view philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) santa clara police are investigating a deadly accident-- af

art montiel/chp- "we have seen in the past as people are traveling southbound on 101, on the left lane, which is gonna be the one that's gonna be the flyover to state route 85 southbound and suddenly, they try to change lanes and go into the, uh, to try to stay on the 101 southbound." the c-h-p says because the battery of the electric tesla was exposed... officers chose to wait until tesla engineers showed up and checked the car battery to determine if it was safe or not to move. the fear was that the car might explode. ofc. art montiel/chp- "all the other vehicles they have their batteries, you know, that's usually not an issue, uh, but because we don't know too much about tesla batteries, that's why we contacted tesla." initially, the c-h-p says the tesla engineers determined the battery was 70-percent charged and needed to be weakened before the car could be taken away. just after 2-15 in the afternoon... about five hours after the crash... the battery was deemed safe. in mountain view philippe djegal, kron four news. (steve) el camino real in santa clara is now open... after a dead