A teenager’s final act before tragically dying in a fiery Tesla Cybertruck crash has been revealed.
Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson, and Krysta Tsukahara, all 19, were killed in the devastating crash in Piedmont, California, at 3:08AM on November 27.
Their friend, Jordan Miller, 20, was pulled from the wreckage alive but suffered severe burns and underwent multiple surgeries.
A witness who attempted to rescue Tsukahara from the burning vehicle recounted the harrowing moment she tried to escape.
“I went back to the broken window and yelled for them to try and get out at this window. Krysta tried to come up, sticking her head from the back,” he told police, Daily Mail reported. “I grabbed her arm to try and pull her towards me, but she retreated because of the fire.”
The fire had started at the front of the truck and was quickly spreading. The witness used a tree branch to smash the right rear window, attempting another rescue.
“I was able to break and pull the window from its frame, but once I got in, the fire had made its way throughout the entire car,” he said.
By then, police had arrived, but the flames were too intense. Officers noted in their report that the witness “was unable to continue assisting others out… due to the severity of the fire.”
The group of friends, all college sophomores home for Thanksgiving, had spent the night at a small party where they had been drinking.
The witness told authorities that he was following behind them as Dixon drove the Cybertruck to Miller’s house.
However, Dixon, who was drunk and high on cocaine, lost control of the vehicle while failing to navigate a bend in the road. The Cybertruck jumped the curb, crashed into a tree, and burst into flames.
Toxicology reports later revealed the late teen had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.195, more than twice the legal limit, and had also tested positive for cocaine and meth.
The other victims also had substances in their systems. Tsukahara’s BAC was 0.028, and Nelson’s was 0.168, while autopsies confirmed they had also used cocaine.
Authorities ruled the deaths accidental, with the primary cause being asphyxia from smoke inhalation, though burns were a significant contributing factor.
Officials have not disclosed who owned the Cybertruck, as the information was redacted from police reports. It remains unclear if it belonged to Dixon, Miller, or one of their families.
The California Highway Patrol stated that the intensity of the fire was not linked to the electric battery but was consistent with a standard car fire. Firefighters struggled to contain the flames as the extreme heat made it impossible to reach those still trapped inside.
All four victims were well-known in their community, having graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023.
Dixon had been a lacrosse standout at the University of Southern California, while Nelson attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where he was a Sigma Nu fraternity member. Tsukahara had been a competitive golfer, studying at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and Miller was a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin.
The crash left their tight-knit hometown reeling as friends and family struggled to process the tragedy.
In the aftermath of the crash, Mayor Jen Cavanaugh addressed the community ahead of the annual Turkey Trot, reflecting on the profound sorrow of losing young lives over Thanksgiving.
“These things aren’t supposed to happen in our community,” she said at the time, per KTVU. “We don’t get a practice ground for this, and there’s no rulebook for how we show up today.
“I went to bed last night thinking the words might come today for what to say. It turned out there are no words that will bring these kids back to us,” she added.
