An Arizona lady driving a Tesla was lower off – after which allegedly attacked – by a fellow motorist throughout a caught-on-camera confrontation because the Elon Musk-led automobile firm continues to be the goal of vandalism and violence.
The lady, 61, was allegedly assaulted by a person alongside Route 66 in Flagstaff earlier this month after the assailant used his inexperienced automobile to field her Tesla in, in keeping with footage obtained by Arizona Household.
The male driver bought out of his automobile and was then seen on video showing to hit the girl whereas she was nonetheless behind the wheel of her Tesla.
“I started to say, ‘You cut me off, what’s your problem?’, but I didn’t know how much he heard me,” the girl, who didn’t need to be recognized, instructed the station Friday. “He got out and started to punch me with a closed fist.”
A passenger within the suspect’s automobile finally stepped out of the inexperienced automobile to drag the person away, video exhibits.
Whereas the motive of the suspect, who was reportedly tracked down by Flagstaff police, was unclear, it’s one among a collection of felony acts that Tesla homeowners and dealerships have handled in latest weeks.
The electrical automobile firm has confronted the ire of vandals and brutes in obvious protest of Musk working in President Trump’s administration.
Protesters have staged demonstrations bashing DOGE head Musk outdoors of Tesla dealerships throughout the nation in latest weeks.
In the meantime, the Arizona lady made clear her Tesla has nothing to do with Trump or his allies.
“I’m just appalled,” she instructed the station.
“I didn’t buy my car for a political statement. I bought my car because it’s really fun to drive.”
“My politics have nothing to do with that. I’m ashamed of our society and what they are doing.”
The suspect was not recognized by the station in its report. An e-mail to Flagstaff police was not instantly returned Sunday evening.
Rep. Abe Hamadeh (Arizona-R) condemned the ugly incident.
“Unable to come to terms with their historic loss in November, & spurred on by the incendiary anti-Elon rhetoric of the leaders of their party, the radical left has resorted to violence,” he mentioned in an announcement.
“This needs to stop before more people are hurt.”
One other Tesla proprietor instructed the Arizona Household she discovered a nasty notice on her automobile in a grocery car parking zone just lately.
“When she’s a Nazi and loser! XOXO,” the notice learn.
“It’s wrong, and it’s deplorable,” that lady instructed the station. “I think they are just hating people and not really hurting a company or Tesla.”
