A Melbourne driver who fled the scene after hitting a woman boarding a tram and later blamed the crash on her Tesla's autopilot feature has been jailed.
Sakshi Agrawal will spend nine months behind bars over the 2022 crash in Melbourne's inner south-east.A Melbourne driver who fled the scene after hitting a woman boarding a tram and later blamed the crash on her Tesla 's autopilot feature has been jailed.
Judge Peter Rozen said Agrawal's actions could not be taken as simply inattention and he was satisfied she knew the risks.In making his decision, Judge Rozen referenced the victim impact statement from Ms Lagos, who said she was now "haunted by an ever-present uncertainty she cannot fulfil her professional, social and romantic aspirations".
Agrawal spent two years maintaining her innocence, blaming the crash on Tesla's autopilot feature and told police Ms Lagos "jumped in front of the car". In an earlier hearing, Agrawal's lawyer Nicholas Papas, KC, conceded his client had lied to officers about using the autopilot feature in an attempt to "rationalise her own conduct".In Victoria, road laws dictate motorists must stay behind a tram when it's slowing down to let passengers board and disembark.
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