The parents of a young Piedmont woman who died in a fiery Tesla Cybertruck crash last year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking answers to basic questions about the collision.

Krysta Tsukahara, 19, was killed the day before Thanksgiving when the Cybertruck she was riding in struck a retaining wall, hit a tree and then caught fire on Hampton Road between Sea View and King avenues in Piedmont at about 3 a.m.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.