Lawsuit Says Drunk Tesla Driver Struck Cal Poly Sorority Members

WHO:

TMZ - The alleged driver was described as a drunk fraternity brother; the two people struck were Cal Poly San Luis Obispo sorority sisters.

NY Post - Lilianne Burke and Zoey Archibald, both 19-year-old Cal Poly students, were allegedly struck. They were walking with friends.

WHAT:

TMZ - A lawsuit claims that a fraternity brother allegedly ran over two sorority sisters, fled the crash scene, and left them “like run over garbage in the roadway.”

NY Post - A lawsuit alleges the driver mowed down two students and fled, leaving the bloodied women sprawled in the street “like run over garbage.”

WHERE:

TMZ - The incident involved Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

NY Post - The students were Cal Poly students in California.

WHY:

TMZ - The lawsuit alleges the driver was drunk.

NY Post - The lawsuit alleges the driver was drunk.

HOW:

TMZ - The driver was allegedly speeding in a Tesla when he struck the women and then fled.

NY Post - The driver was allegedly speeding in a Tesla before striking the women and fleeing the scene.

(UPDATED October 27, 2026 19:07 UTC)

A lawsuit alleges that a drunk fraternity brother speeding in a Tesla struck two Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students, Lilianne Burke and Zoey Archibald, both 19, as they walked with friends. The suit claims he fled the scene, leaving the women injured in the roadway. The allegations have not been established in court.