Vigil for three Piedmont High School graduates killed in a Cybertruck accident

PIEDMONT, California. – Hundreds of people in the city of Piedmont attended a vigil Friday for three high school seniors who died after the Tesla Cybertruck they were riding in crashed into a tree. KTVU has learned the three victims were Krysta Tsukahara, Soren Dixon and Jack Nelson. A fourth person, Jordan Miller, survived after being pulled from the wreckage by a friend and remains hospitalized.

“I don’t know how the family can ever replace the loss of a child, but the community will come together and support them in any way they can,” said Brian Cain, whose son was a classmate of the 2023 Piedmont High School graduates. “And he says they were some of the nicest souls he’s ever met… These are the kind of kids that went to Mexico and built houses year after year, and they were stars on the lacrosse team.”

The group had just left an event around 3 a.m. Wednesday when the Tesla Cybertruck they were in left the road at the corner of Hampton Road and King Avenue, struck a tree and burst into flames.

On Thursday morning, Piedmont Mayor Jen Cavenaugh gave a speech before the start of the city’s annual Turkey Trot.

“I went to bed last night thinking the words might come today. It turns out there are no words that will bring these kids back to us and make everything right,” said Mayor Cavenaugh.

The normally celebratory event went as planned, but was filled with tears and hugs.

Police said they are still investigating the cause of the crash but believe speed was a contributing factor.

A vigil for the victims of the Piedmont Cybertruck crash. November 29, 2024.