California
Jeep driver becomes stranded on slopes of Northern California ski resort; accused of DUI
TRUCKEE — A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after driving their Jeep onto the slopes of a Northern California ski resort, becoming stuck in the process.
Late Monday night, officers from the Truckee office of the California Highway Patrol were called to the Northstar California Resort north of Lake Tahoe after a Jeep Wrangler SUV became stuck on the slope.
Officers said they made their way to the stranded SUV with the help of the resort’s crew and their snowcat. Following an investigation, the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
According to a post on the agency’s Facebook page, which incuded video of the incident, authorities said the driver had intended to take a “shortcut” back to their hotel.
“Turns out, this driver’s idea of a ‘hotel shortcut’ was anything but… and a few drinks didn’t help their navigation skills,” the agency said.
Authorities did not release the driver’s identity.
CHP officers reminded drivers not to drive impaired.
“Don’t let a poor decision turn into a costly mistake. Plan a sober ride and help keep the roads — and ski slopes — safe for everyone,” the agency said.
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Cellphone footage appears to capture the driver of a moving Tesla snoozing behind the wheel on a Southern California highway Sunday.
The incident, according to the motorist who recorded the footage and sent it to KTLA, occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton.
In the footage, the driver’s head appears tilted to the right as the vehicle, likely in self-driving mode, traveled down the roadway. Occupants of the vehicle who spotted the sleepy driver can be heard laughing during the ordeal.
The video ends before the driver’s apparent nap does.
This is not the first time Tesla drivers have been caught mid-snooze. As far back as February 2023, video obtained by KTLA showed two separate drivers sleeping behind the wheel in the span of a week, one in Los Angeles and the other in Temecula.
More recently, KTLA’s San Francisco sister station KRON obtained footage of an East Bay driver apparently asleep behind the wheel of a Tesla Model 4 while on Highway 4 in March.
Per Tesla’s guidelines, drivers using the vehicle’s Full Self-Driving mode are required to remain attentive and ready to take control of the car at any moment.
In past incidents, the California Highway Patrol told KTLA that drivers must be awake, conscious and sober to legally operate a moving vehicle.
There have been arrests of drivers filmed sleeping in moving Teslas, though it is unclear whether witnesses in this incident contacted authorities.
The electric vehicle maker has been at the center of numerous controversies but remains the top-selling brand in California for the fourth year in a row. The Tesla Model Y far outsold any other new vehicle in the state in 2025.
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