作者：塞巴斯蒂安·贝尔

2024 年 4 月 12 日 18:52https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Tesla-Model-X-1-1024x576.jpg

• 马洛里·哈考特 (Mallory Harcourt) 声称，2018 年，一辆特斯拉 Model X 碾压了她，当时她两岁的儿子无意中启动了这辆特斯拉 Model X。
• 当时她已经怀孕八个半月，这次事件使她的骨盆骨折，并迫使她经历了早产，她形容这是“痛苦的”。
• 该女子的律师指责该车存在设计缺陷，但特斯拉的律师表示她存在疏忽。

一名加州妇女正在起诉特斯拉，指控 Model X 的设计缺陷导致她两岁的儿子在她怀着第二个孩子时启动了车辆并撞上了她。特斯拉否认这一指控。

马洛里·哈考特是这个故事的中心女性。她和丈夫于 2018 年购买了 Model X，主要是因为认为它的安全性。然而，圣诞节后仅仅两天，这场令人痛苦的事故促使她重新评估购买电动汽车的决定。

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据《迈阿密先驱报》报道，哈考特在诉讼中称，事发当天，哈考特回到家中，发现自己把钥匙忘在了丈夫的脊椎按摩诊所。因为她的儿子需要新尿布，她决定在返回之前在车库里设立一个换尿布站。

她从车上取出尿布袋，并打开驾驶员侧车门。当她忙着的时候，她的儿子从她身边走开，爬进了车里。意识到他的下落后，她喊了他一声，然后开始朝Model X走去。

诉讼称，男孩在车辆的脚部空间接触到制动踏板并启动了汽车。然后，他触动变速杆，让汽车行驶，并踩下油门踏板，使电动跨界车的速度达到 8 英里/小时（12 公里/小时）。https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Tesla-Model-X-3-1024x683.jpg

• 哈考特说，她“几乎没有时间做出反应”，并且在事件发生期间她听到了自己的骨头骨折的声音。邻居拨打911后，发现她骨盆骨折。当时她已经怀孕八个半月，一周后被迫忍受“痛苦”的早产。

  据她的律师称，她还被迫住院一周，花费了 73,000 美元的医疗费用。尽管她的伤已经痊愈，但她说她仍然感到疼痛，她的儿子也因事故受到了情感创伤。

  哈考特的律师辩称，虽然期望幼儿爬上车辆是合理的，但“没有人会期望幼儿能够启动汽车。” 他们进一步声称，事故的发生“是由于特斯拉的不安全设计”。该汽车制造商拒绝了这一解释，其律师辩称哈考特的受伤是由于她“自己的疏忽导致儿子无人看管”。

  该案的陪审团审判于 4 月 11 日开始，哈考特正在寻求医疗费用、精神痛苦等赔偿，具体金额不详。https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Tesla-Model-X-2-1024x576.jpg

  California Mom Sues Tesla After 2-Year-Old Started Model X And Hit Her

  A two-year-old was allegedly able to start a Model X and run over his pregnant mother. She calls it a design flaw, Tesla blames her for negligence

  by Sebastien Bell

  April 12, 2024 at 18:52

  • Mallory Harcourt alleges that in 2018, a Tesla Model X ran over her after her two-year-old son inadvertently started it.
  • Eight-and-a-half months pregnant at the time, the incident broke her pelvis, and forced her to experience a premature delivery that she described as “excruciating.”
  • The woman’s lawyers blame a design flaw in the vehicle, but Tesla’s attorneys say she was being negligent.

  A California woman is suing Tesla, alleging that a design flaw in the Model X allowed her two-year-old son to start the vehicle and drive into her while she was pregnant with her second child. Tesla denies the allegation.

  Mallory Harcourt is the woman at the center of this story. She and her husband purchased the Model X in 2018, primarily for its perceived safety. However, a mere two days after Christmas, the traumatizing accident prompted her to reevaluate their decision to acquire the EV.

  Read: Judge Advances Lawsuit Alleging Tesla Reduced Range By 20% With Software Updates

  According to her lawsuit, Harcourt arrived at her home on the day of the incident, and realized that she had forgotten her house keys at her husband’s chiropractic clinic, reports The Miami Herald. Because her son needed a new diaper, she decided to set up a changing station in her garage before heading back.

  She removed her diaper bag from the car and left the driver’s door open. While she was occupied, her son wandered away from her and climbed into the vehicle. Upon realizing his whereabouts, she called out to him and began walking toward the Model X.

  While in the footwell of the vehicle, the boy made contact with the brake pedal, and started the car, according to the lawsuit. He then touched the gear shift lever, putting the car into drive, and hit the accelerator pedal, causing the electric crossover to reach a speed of 8 mph (12 km/h).

  Harcourt said she “had virtually no time to react,” and that she heard her bones break during the incident. After a neighbor called 911, it was discovered that she had broken her pelvis. Eight-and-a-half months pregnant at the time, she was forced to endure an “excruciating” premature delivery a week later.

  She was also forced to spend a week in the hospital, which cost her $73,000 in medical expenses, according to her attorneys. Although her injuries have healed, she said she still experiences pain and her son has emotional trauma from the accident.

  Harcourt’s lawyers argue that while it is reasonable to expect a toddler to climb into a vehicle, “no one would expect a toddler to be able to cause a car to start.” They further allege that the accident happened “due to the Tesla’s unsafe design.” The automaker rejects that explanation, and its lawyers argue that Harcourt’s injuries resulted from her “own negligence in leaving her son unattended.”

  A jury trial for the case started on April 11, and Harcourt is seeking an unspecified amount in damages for medical expenses, emotional distress, and more.

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