Overview

• The wrongful-death complaint by Michael Sheehan’s wife and parents was filed in Texas in June and made public with detailed allegations on August 28.
• Sheehan, 47, died after his Cybertruck left the road near Beach City on August 3 and ignited following a crash into a concrete conduit, according to the suit.
• The filing alleges a catastrophic battery failure produced an extreme fire described as roughly 5,000°F, causing fatal thermal injuries.
• Plaintiffs claim electric doors would not open after power loss, exterior handles failed, and interior manual releases were hard to locate, turning a survivable crash into an entrapment.
• The suit also names 3180 Bar, LLC for alleged overservice, acknowledges alcohol in Sheehan’s system, cites at least eight Cybertruck recalls, and notes other severe post-launch incidents; Tesla and the bar did not comment in the reports.