MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — Deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash Sunday evening on McKinley Road near 135th Avenue in Colfax Township.
When the deputies got to the crash at about 6:40 p.m., they found a Tesla had crashed into a tree after veering off the road.
The 41-year-old woman from Hudsonville driving the Tesla told police that she put her car into self-driving mode when she was driving westbound on McKinley Road.
The woman said that the Tesla pulled to the right and drove off the road and hit a tree after it was in self-driving mode.
Police said that the car rolled several times after hitting the tree and the woman had to be transported to Spectrum Health in Big Rapids for minor injuries.
You can learn more about Tesla's self-driving mode here.
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