Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Indian-Origin Man Charged in Fatal Tesla Crash
A man named Badal Dholaria, who is originally from India, was driving a Tesla very fast in California.
He was drunk and crashed into another car, a Ford Bronco.
A woman named Alix Mari Sparks, who was in the Ford Bronco, died in the crash.
The man who was driving the Ford Bronco was hurt but is okay.
Badal Dholaria is in jail and has to pay a lot of money for bail.
He said he is not guilty, but the police say he made a bad choice by driving drunk.
Badal Dholaria, an Indian-origin man, was charged with second-degree murder and other felony charges after a fatal car crash in San Ramon, California.
Dholaria was allegedly driving a Tesla Model 3 at over 150 mph (240 kmph) while under the influence of alcohol.
The crash involved a Ford Bronco, resulting in the death of a 41-year-old woman, Alix Mari Sparks.
The driver of the Ford Bronco, a 40-year-old man, was injured but treated and released on the same day.
Dholaria is being held at Martinez Detention Facility with a bail set at $1.2 million, and he has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
- Who
- Badal Dholaria (28, Indian-origin) and Alix Mari Sparks (41, female)
- What
- A fatal car crash involving a Tesla Model 3 and a Ford Bronco
- When
- November 29, 2023, at approximately 3:30 PM (local time)
- Where
- San Ramon, California
- Why
- Dholaria was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol at high speed, leading to the collision
- Location
- San Ramon, California
- Date
- November 29, 2023
- Time
- 3:30 PM (local time)
- Vehicle Involved
- Tesla Model 3
- Victim
- Alix Mari Sparks (41, female)
- Driver Charged
- Badal Dholaria (28, Indian-origin)
- Charges
- Second-degree murder, other felony charges