# NHTSA probes fatal Tesla crash into Texas home that killed woman

> Federal safety regulators are now investigating the fatal Tesla crash in Katy, Texas, where a Model 3 left a residential road, tore through a brick home, and killed a 76-year-old woman inside.

- **Source:** [Electrek](https://electrek.co/2026/06/22/nhtsa-tesla-katy-crash-federal-investigation/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a39a7e86b55a462508ff239)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #tesla
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a39a7e86b55a462508ff239

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