June 22, 2026, 12:11 PM EDT / Updated June 22, 2026, 12:11 PM EDT One person is dead after a Tesla on autopilot crashed through her Texas home on Friday night, authorities said. The driver, identified as Michael Butler, was traveling east in a Tesla Model 3 at about 8 p.m. local time when he crashed through a brick home in Katy, Texas, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. During the crash, the car struck Martha Avila, who was inside the home.