A Tesla Model Y.
A Tesla Model Y.
  • A Tesla may have been using assisted driving technology when it struck a student, per The AP.
  • The 17-year-old had exited a school bus in Halifax County, North Carolina on March 15.
  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation, per The AP.

A crash involving a Tesla that struck a student who had just got out of a school bus and may have been using assisted driving technology is being investigated by authorities.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into the March 15 crash in Halifax County, North Carolina, that left 17-year-old student Tillam Mitchell with serious injuries, The Associated Press reported.