A CIVIL LAWSUIT (OVER A FATAL ACCIDENT) HAS BEEN SETTLED OUT OF COURT. 63 YEAR-OLD NAVINDRA JAIN, AND TESLA MOTOR COMPANY, WERE SUED AFTER JAIN HIT 40 YEAR-OLD BICYCLIST JOSHUA ALPER, WHEN FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL OF HIS NEW TESLA MODEL S, AS HE DROVE NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 1 NORTH OF SANTA CRUZ LAST NOVEMBER. IN THE CRIMINAL CASE, JAIN (WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER) FACES 1 YEAR IN JAIL IF HE IS CONVICTED IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
