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Young boy killed after father backs Cybertruck into him, police say

A California man accidentally hit and killed his 6-year-old son while backing out of the family's driveway near Temecula in a Tesla Cybertru

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Crime & Courts · September 23, 2026
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A California man accidentally hit and killed his 6-year-old son while backing out of the family's driveway near Temecula in a Tesla Cybertruck, according to police reports.

Original reporting: LA Times, California.

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