A Harrison man died on Thursday morning after his electric car crashed into a tree in Naples and caught fire.
The single-vehicle crash was reported at around 10:45 a.m. near 752 Harrison Road, according to Captain Kerry Joyce of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
The car, later identified by the sheriff’s office as a 2024 Tesla, a fully electric vehicle, crashed into a tree at high speed and caught fire, the sheriff’s office said.
The driver, Sergi Kolesnick, 33, of Harrison was pronounced dead at the scene.
Several of the components of the car were dislodged in the crash and created “a significant debris field of batteries” that started several spot fires, according to the sheriff’s office.
CBS 13 reported that a fire blanket was needed to put out the car fire.
Firefighters and EMS responders worked for hours to contain the fires and keep them from spreading to a nearby home and the woods.
The area was declared a Hazardous Materials Scene, the sheriff’s office said.
Cleanup continues, and road was closed as of Thursday afternoon.
The crash remains under investigation by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
