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Feb 27, 2019 • 9 tweets • 4 min read

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1/ Since neither the @NTSB nor @NHTSA are going to do anything about the Davie tragedy, here is one effort to understand what happened, with limited commentary. $TSLA $TSLAQ

2/ Information was sourced by reviewing many of the available news reports and most importantly this critical video posted to YouTube shortly after the accident. Watch the video yourself, before the powers that be have it removed. $TSLA $TSLAQ

3/ Overview of what likely transpired in this incident - photo evidence to follow. $TSLA $TSLAQ

4/ Screenshot from the YouTube video from vantage point A as marked. Driver's side front wheel visible on right. Car facing south, despite having been driving north just before the accident. The road markings are key. $TSLA $TSLAQ

5/ Screenshot from the YouTube video from vantage point B as marked. The person taking this video has walked past the wheel and is looking back at it. $TSLA $TSLAQ

6/ Photograph of firefighters rushing to the car from vantage point C as marked. $TSLA $TSLAQ

7/ Screenshot from a NBC 6 news video from vantage point D as marked, showing skid marks. $TSLA $TSLAQ

8/ Close up shots of the wheel itself. It is the front driver's side wheel and from the car itself. $TSLA $TSLAQ

@NTSB

9/ I have very strong feelings about what happened in this incident. How @NTSB and @NHTSA think there is nothing to investigate is beyond me. Shameful. $TSLA $TSLAQ <end of thread>

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