A Snohomish man behind the wheel of a Tesla at the time it crashed into a motorcycle in April, killing the rider, told police the car was on auto-pilot at the time, according to a statement of probable cause. The 56-year-old told a state trooper he was behind the motorcycle on eastbound state Route 522 east of Maltby on April 19 when he looked down at his cell phone while the vehicle was rolling forward on auto-pilot. Distracted by his phone, "the next thing he knew, there was a bang," and the Tesla crashed into the motorcycle, according to a statement of probable cause. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/traffic/traffic-news/tesla-on-auto-pilot-fatal-crash-motorcycle-snohomish-county-driver-says/281-52ae57e6-4950-4d4d-bbe6-7b2f6dbba5d4