Shares of Tesla Motors Inc TSLA were under heavy selling pressure on Friday after the company's autopilot feature was linked to the death of a Model S owner.
On Wednesday, news reports of another accident linked to Tesla's autopilot feature surfaced.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Albert Scaglione, an art gallery owner, told police that his 2016 Tesla Model X SUV was driving in autopilot mode at the time it crashed and rolled over on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last week.
A police report stated the SUV hit a guard rail "off the right side of the roadway" and then "crossed over the eastbound lanes and hit the concrete median."
Thankfully, Scaglione was uninjured, as was the driver of another car that was struck by debris from the Tesla Model X.
The Detroit Free Press did note that there is not enough evidence to indicate that Tesla's autopilot feature malfunctioned. The Turnpike is characterized by narrow shoulders and concrete medians that leave little room for driver error.
Shares of Tesla were trading lower by 2 percent at $209.70 early Wednesday morning.
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