SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The sufferer in a lethal seven-car crash involving a Tesla Sunday night in San Francisco has been recognized. Mikhael Romanenko, 27, of San Francisco, was killed within the crash which happened in SF’s SoMa neighborhood, in keeping with the Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The driving force of the dashing Tesla who allegedly induced the crash, 66-year-old Jia Lin Zheng, has been arrested and booked on a number of expenses, together with vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving inflicting harm, felony vandalism, and dashing.
The crash, which occurred simply after 6 p.m. within the space of sixth and Harrison streets, additionally concerned a driverless Waymo robotaxi. In response to Waymo, the autonomous car was hit from behind by a dashing automotive that was going about 98 miles per hour and crashed into a number of different automobiles.
The Waymo was unoccupied on the time.
The sufferer, now recognized as Romanenko, was discovered useless on the scene. Two different victims had been taken to the hospital with life-threatening accidents. A canine additionally died within the crash, in keeping with the San Francisco Hearth Division.
Previous to the SoMa crash, there have been a number of hit-and-run collisions on northbound Interstate 280. Investigators are working to find out if there’s a connection.
Romanenko’s next-of-kin have been notified, the OCME mentioned. The company declined to supply additional remark.
