36,000 gallons of water, dozen rescue organizations required to extinguish I-65 Tesla fire

According to the Pine Level Fire Department, its firefighters were called to the scene of a single vehicle accident Christmas night on I-65 around 11 p.m. Pine Level is about 20 miles north of Montgomery. Upon arrival, first responders found an unoccupied Tesla Model Y on fire. However, authorities found the driver, Michael Sherrill of Georgia, who was not injured. Then, he was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. While the fire and the resulting closure of a portion I-65 alone might have been enough to make state and local news, what happened next garnered national headlines a