An electric vehicle nearly proved to be an actual death trap for one collegiate basketball recruit.
Alijah Arenas — son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas — found himself in panic mode last April after his Tesla Cybertruck smashed into a tree.
After being disoriented temporarily in the crash, Arenas awoke to find a nightmare scenario, according to an ESPN report.
Fire filled the passenger-side dashboard. He tried to use his digital key to unlock the doors, but the app locked him out.
“I tried to open the door, and the door wasn’t opening,” he said.
Arenas was stuck inside a burning vehicle, facing the serious prospect of death.
He jumped in the back seat, pouring the contents of a water bottle on himself to
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