The driver of a Tesla (TSLA.O) Model 3 that killed a 76-year-old woman when it ploughed into her home at high speed ​in Katy, Texas in June had overridden the vehicle’s advanced driver ‌assistance system, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.

The 44-year-old driver had engaged Full Self Driving (FSD) (Supervised) and manually overrode FSD by fully depressing the accelerator pedal and the 2025 ​model vehicle’s speed was greater than 70 mph (113 kph) when the ​crash occurred, the NTSB said, citing electronic data recovered from the ⁠vehicle.

The preliminary findings support Tesla’s argument that driver action caused the crash. The ​house is on a residential two-lane road with a 30 mph speed limit.

The ​NTSB has investigated numerous Tesla (TSLA.O) crashes where its driver assistance systems were in use. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is also investigating the crash.

Martha Avila died as a result ​of her injuries at a nearby hospital. Avila’s daughter, Jennifer Barbour, and her ​husband, Justin Barbour, said the Model 3’s driver, Michael Butler, told law enforcement he engaged ‌Autopilot ⁠before plowing through the front wall of Avila’s home.

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