70-year-old arrested after sinking Cybertruck to show off it’s ‘Wade Mode’

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A man was arrested in Texas after driving his Tesla Cybertruck into a lake while trying to impress friends with a feature called ‘Wade Mode.’

You’re starting to see Tesla Cybertrucks on roads in the US more often, and they still turn heads. However, they aren’t allowed on roads in the United Kingdom, and there aren’t currently any versions that meet UK road regulations.

Although the Cybertruck can’t drive on water, it has a special ‘wade’ mode that lets you drive through water like rivers or streams, up to a depth of about 32 inches.

Texas police arrested driver Jimmy Jack McDaniel after he deliberately drove his car into a lake and left it there.

Man drove Cybertruck into lake with ‘Wade Mode’

On May 18th, Grapevine Police responded to Grapevine Lake to pull out a car that had driven into deep water.

McDaniel was arrested for illegally operating a boat in a restricted area of the lake. They also lacked proper boat registration and necessary safety equipment.

The Grapevine Police Department is reminding drivers that even if their vehicle can drive into shallow water, doing so may be both unsafe and illegal under Texas law. They emphasize that it’s a problem from both a safety and legal standpoint.

A man was arrested after driving his Tesla Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake to see if its “wade mode” worked as advertised. He deliberately drove the truck off the boat ramp at Katie’s Woods, got it stuck, and then he and his passengers left the vehicle before firefighters could remove it. He’s now facing charges related to driving in a restricted area.

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The 70-year-old man explained to NBC 5 that he’d driven the truck through water many times before, even in the Atlantic Ocean, without issue. He clarified it was always shallow water, mostly just driving along the beach.

In 2022, Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, claimed the Cybertruck would be able to float well enough to briefly function as a boat, allowing it to cross rivers, lakes, and calm seas.

John is still in jail following the incident. He may also be fined for issues like an unregistered boat, missing safety equipment, and operating in a restricted area of the lake.

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2026-05-21 15:50