SAN DIEGO — A California mother is suing Tesla after her toddler son put her parked car in gear and drove into her.

"The lawsuit alleges the vehicle fails to include proper safety control devices to ensure the vehicle isn’t unintentionally operated," according to a press release from Gokal Law Group, Inc.

Mallory Harcourt was eight months pregnant when the crash occurred in December 2018 at her home in Santa Barbara, California.

Harcourt said she parked the Tesla Model X in the driveway and turned off the engine.

According to Harcourt's attorneys : "Leaving the falcon doors open to retrieve her toddler and later groceries, she walked toward the garage with her son steps behind. Suddenly, the two-year-old runs back, climbs into the driver’s seat, and as Mrs. Harcourt turns back, calling her son from the vehicle, the 5,500-pound SUV accelerates towards her.