Husband killed, wife hurt after being hit by Tesla in SF

The collision happened at O'Farrell and Taylor streets when the Tesla ran a red light, slammed into a Mini Cooper, then lost control and hit two pedestrians in a crosswalk on O'Farrell Street. The collision happened at O'Farrell and Taylor streets when the Tesla ran a red light, slammed into a Mini Cooper, then lost control and hit two pedestrians in a crosswalk on O'Farrell Street. Photo: Courtesy Photo / Dr. Fudgie Photo: Courtesy Photo / Dr. Fudgie Image 1 of / 38 Caption Close Husband killed, wife hurt after being hit by Tesla in SF 1 / 38 Back to Gallery

A man was killed and his wife suffered life-threatening injuries after the San Francisco visitors were struck by a driver in a Tesla who was involved in a two-car collision on Sunday in the Tenderloin, according to local reports.

The driver has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor involuntary vehicular manslaughter, police said. The driver is reportedly a 22-year-old woman, with San Francisco and Vallejo addresses.

The San Francisco Medical Examiner identified the man who was killed as 39-year-old Benjamin Dean, who was visiting with his wife from Clovis.

The collision happened at 2:08 p.m. on Sunday at O'Farrell and Taylor streets, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Police said the Tesla ran a red light at high speed and slammed into a Mini Cooper, then lost control and hit two pedestrians in a crosswalk on O'Farrell Street.

The pedestrians, who suffered life-threatening injuries, were taken to a local hospital, police said. NBC Bay Area first reported that one of the pedestrians had died.

KPIX has reported that the Tesla was a rented vehicle.

Neither of the drivers involved in the collision sustained injuries.

San Francisco police said that drugs and/or alcohol do not appear to have played a role in the collision. Both of the drivers remained at the scene and cooperated with the SFPD. According to KPIX, investigators from the SFPD's Traffic Collision Investigation Unit collected data from the Tesla to review whether the car was in autonomous driving mode at the time of the incident. There is also dash-cam footage available from the vehicle.

Drew Costley is an SFGATE editorial assistant. Email: drew.costley@sfgate.com | Twitter: @drewcostley