Tarik El Guindy accidentally killed his 6-year-old son in a Tesla Cybertruck driveway collision in California near Temecula on Saturday around 9 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said. The boy, Preston El Guindy, was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
CHP Officer Jesus Garcia said, “At this point, everything is 100% pointing to an accident.” He also said, “Based on what we’ve been told and the information we have so far, it doesn’t seem like any type of foul play.” Officers are still reviewing video from the Cybertruck and other available evidence.
Preston El Guindy
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office identified the child as Preston El Guindy. A GoFundMe page said he was playing outside in his neighborhood when he was accidentally struck by a moving vehicle, and that his parents and sister, Scarlett, were left with “the insurmountable tragedy that is losing their son and brother.”
The same GoFundMe page said, “To know Preston is to love him. Always with a smile on his face he brings joy to everyone in his life.” The Tesla was not on autopilot mode at the time of the crash.
Tarik El Guindy
El Guindy is 48. Last week, he was promoting the 62nd annual Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend competition on Instagram. A public Instagram highlight video on his account is titled Preston.
The crash happened at the family’s home near Temecula in Southern California, and investigators are continuing to check the Cybertruck video against other evidence. That leaves the collision described by police as accidental, but still under review, with the account of how Preston ended up in the vehicle’s path not yet explained.
Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
The next step is the evidence review already underway, with officers working through video from the Cybertruck and any other available material. For the family, the immediate result is fixed: a driveway backing maneuver ended with a child dead, and the investigation will have to settle how it happened.
