While testing a Tesla Model S Plaid, YouTuber Jean-Baptiste Dessort, from the “Le Billet Auto” channel, died on June 24, media reports. numeral. According to reports, she hit a tree after going off the road.
The fatal accident took place in Val-de-Virvée in the Gironde. According to France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, firefighters intervened around 11:45 p.m. in the town. The car was completely on fire when help arrived and Jean-Baptiste Dessort was thrown from the tree during impact.
The 37-year-old cameraman was testing a Tesla car from the brand’s press fleet. These vehicles are made available to journalists to test them for several hours or days in order to take them in hand and issue an opinion.
Jean-Baptiste Dessort’s channel, “Le Billet Auto”, brings together more than 60,000 enthusiasts. Among more than 800 videos posted in ten years, he tested half a dozen Teslas. the car ticket It is also an information site founded in 2011 and recognized for thermal and electric car tests.
At the moment, Tesla has not communicated about the accident. No information or additional elements allow for the moment to say more about the circumstances of the accident.
In the last Instagram publication of the youtuber, the tributes and messages of support for the family multiply.
Source: BFM TV
