Who is Jiyoung Yoon? Woman sues Tesla after Model 3 allegedly explodes after hitting tree, kills husband
Henry Morales
Published Jan 06, 2026
Jiyoung Yoon is suing Tesla and it’s proprietor, Elon Musk
She guarantees that her better half’s Model 3 burst into blazes in the wake of hitting a tree
She faults Tesla for her better half’s passing
Jiyoung Yoon is suing Tesla and it’s proprietor, Elon Musk, guaranteeing that her better half’s Model 3 burst into flares in the wake of hitting a tree and he was killed in the fender bender.
Who is Jiyoung Yoon?
As per TMZ, which acquired the new claim, Yoon is faulting the 2020 Tesla Model 3 for the passing of her late spouse, Jyung Charm Hahn. She said that his Tesla broke down, collided with a tree and burst into blazes.
Tesla is being sued over a fatal Model 3 crash.
Jiyoung Yoon claims her husband died in March 2022 when his Model 3 malfunctioned, crashed into a tree, and burst into flames.
Yoon alleges the car was defective and seeks damages and a jury trial.
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The supposed episode occurred in Walk 2022. Her significant other was driving on the Palisades Highway Turnpike in Rockland Area, New York at the hour of the effect. As per the claim, Jiyoung said that her significant other endure the underlying effect and it was Tesla’s blast and the resultant fire that he couldn’t escape from.
Jiyoung has asserted that Model 3 was flawed in plan. She has likewise blamed oneself driving vehicle for having broken assembling and cautioning.
Tesla’s Model 3 has gotten a five-star security rating from NCAP in each classification and sub-class, as per an October 2018 explanation. Tesla’s Vehicle Wellbeing Report for the second from last quarter of 2022 shows one accident for each 6.26 million miles driven among drivers utilizing “Autopilot” innovation.
Jiyoung said that it is “nonsensically risky for its planned and expected purposes.” The suit will be requesting harms from Tesla. Jiyoung believes the suit should attend a jury court date.
In one more occurrence in July this year, vehicle security controllers in the US are examining a deadly accident between a Tesla Model 3 and a 2013 Subaru Impreza. The Tesla was associated with being in a self-driving mode at that point. The episode occurred on July 5 in South Lake Tahoe, California, which left two individuals dead, including the driver of the Subaru and a three-month-old child in the Tesla.