First responders had to remove a Tesla Cybertruck from a lake in North Texas on Monday evening after the Grapevine Police Department said the driver intentionally drove it into the water.See video in the player above.Officers responded to Grapevine Lake around 8 p.m. and found the Cybertruck in the lake near the shoreline. Officials said the driver, Jimmy Jack McDaniel, told them he intentionally drove the vehicle into the lake to try to use its “Wade Mode” feature. However, the Cybertruck was disabled and took on water, police said, prompting the driver and a passenger to abandon it.Wade Mode, according to Tesla’s website, allows a Cybertruck to enter and drive through bodies of water, such as rivers or creeks. However, the feature should only be used if the maximum depth of the water is approximately 32 inches, measuring from the bottom of the tire, according to Tesla. Emergency officials were able to remove the vehicle from the lake.McDaniel was arrested and charged with operation of a vehicle in a closed section of the lake, not having a valid boat registration and other water safety equipment violations.The Grapevine Police Department reminds drivers that while a vehicle may be physically capable of entering shallow freshwater areas, doing so could create legal and safety concerns under Texas law.
First responders had to remove a Tesla Cybertruck from a lake in North Texas on Monday evening after the Grapevine Police Department said the driver intentionally drove it into the water.
See video in the player above.
Officers responded to Grapevine Lake around 8 p.m. and found the Cybertruck in the lake near the shoreline.
Officials said the driver, Jimmy Jack McDaniel, told them he intentionally drove the vehicle into the lake to try to use its “Wade Mode” feature. However, the Cybertruck was disabled and took on water, police said, prompting the driver and a passenger to abandon it.
Wade Mode, according to Tesla’s website, allows a Cybertruck to enter and drive through bodies of water, such as rivers or creeks. However, the feature should only be used if the maximum depth of the water is approximately 32 inches, measuring from the bottom of the tire, according to Tesla.
Emergency officials were able to remove the vehicle from the lake.
McDaniel was arrested and charged with operation of a vehicle in a closed section of the lake, not having a valid boat registration and other water safety equipment violations.
The Grapevine Police Department reminds drivers that while a vehicle may be physically capable of entering shallow freshwater areas, doing so could create legal and safety concerns under Texas law.
