A family is suing Tesla over the death of their 18-year-old son, blaming the Model S he was travelling in for going too fast, and bursting into flames after crashing at high speed, according to the Miami Herald.

Edgar Monserratt Martinez was riding in the front passenger seat of a Tesla Model S driven by his friend Barrett Riley, also 18, when Riley lost control at 186 km/h (116 mph), crashing and killing both young men May 8, 2018.

Martinez’s parents are suing Tesla, alleging the vehicle shouldn’t have been able to drive at such a high speed, and that the car shouldn’t have caught fire as quickly as it did after the collision.

The Tesla was apparently supposed to have a 135-km/h limiter activated; the governor had been installed by Tesla mechanics at Riley’s parents’ request after Riley was caught speeding through an 80-km/h zone at a blistering 180 km/h.

However, the limiter was allegedly removed without the consent of the Riley family during routine service, shortly after it was installed.

The crash happened on Seabreeze Boulevard, which has a 50-km/h speed limit and a 40-km/h curve. According to the crash report, the Model S was travelling at 186 km/h three seconds before the collision.

“Our thoughts continue to be with the families affected by this tragedy,” a Tesla spokesperson said. “Unfortunately, no car could have withstood a high-speed crash of this kind.”

The lawsuit also blames Tesla for not installing insulators between each battery to stop the fire from spreading throughout the battery packs.