Philadelphia Driver Charged with DUI Homicide in Fatal Crash Involving Partially Automated Vehicle
The driver of a Ford Mustang Mach-E faces multiple charges after a collision killed two men on I-95 in March.
- The crash occurred at 3 a.m. when the Mustang Mach-E struck a stationary vehicle on the shoulder of I-95.
- The driver, Dimple Patel, was using Ford's Blue Cruise and Adaptive Cruise Control systems while intoxicated.
- Two men, Aktilek Baktybekov and Tolobek Esenbekov, were killed in the collision.
- This incident is the second fatal crash involving a Mach-E and a stationary vehicle that the NTSB has investigated this year.
- Authorities emphasize that drivers must be prepared to take control despite advanced driving technologies.