crash_reports: 22000162

On Thursday 2/17/22 at approximately 0920 hours while assigned to marked unit n498 I was dispatched to the area of 1 Saco St. for a report of a single vehicle crash into a tree. Upon arrival the actual address was on Sweet St. and the operator, XIAO Liangping, was being evaluated by Medic 4. XIAO stated to the medics that she was not hurt and denied any medical attention and signed a patient refusal. Upon speaking with XIAO she states she turned onto Sweet Street from Oak Street and maneuvered her vehicle on the right side of the road between 2 parked cars in order to back into her driveway at 1 Saco St. The driveway for 1 Saco St. is located on Sweet Street. XIAO states she accidentally left the vehicle in drive instead of reverse. When she accelerated it caused her to go forward over a curb and into a tree. Damage to the vehicle made it unsafe to drive and I asked XIAO if she wanted the vehicle towed and she stated she did. Upon arrival of Dave Donohue from Tody's she changed her mind and stated she wanted it left in her driveway. Dave stated to XIAO that would be fine, but he advised her to leave the vehicle in the driveway and not to put it in the garage out of an abundance of caution due to prior incidents of other Tesla vehicle catching fire. Dave left the vehicle in her driveway and as Dave and I left the scene XIAO pulled her vehicle into her garage against the recommendation of Dave.