LAWSUIT FILED IN SELMER TRAGEDY
Bruce Replogle, whose
15-year old daughter Scarlett Replogle was among six deaths attributed to the
accident, filed a lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages.
The lawsuit names promoter
Larry Price, driver Troy Critchley and AMS Staff Leasing Inc. as defendants.
Authorities have reported that Troy Critchley was performing a burnout during an annual parade and lost control of the car, striking a utility pole and then bouncing into the crowd of onlookers.
The first lawsuit was filed in conjunction with the Selmer, Tennessee Cars for Kids tragedy, according to a CNN.com report.
Bruce Replogle, whose
15-year old daughter Scarlett Replogle was among six deaths attributed to the
accident, filed a lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages.
The lawsuit names promoter
Larry Price, driver Troy Critchley and AMS Staff Leasing Inc. as defendants.
Authorities have reported
that Troy Critchley was performing a burnout during an annual parade and lost
control of the car, striking a utility pole and then bouncing into the crowd of
onlookers.
Replogle’s suit alleges
event organizer Price failed to obtain a permit for the parade and failed to
take precautions to ensure spectator safety. The encouragement of burnouts to
attract crowds is also listed in the suit.
Replogle also accuses
Critchley of negligence by performing dangerous tricks and failing to maintain
control of his vehicle.
Replogle accuses in his
suit that AMS Staff Leasing Inc., of failed to make sure the car was in proper
working order and allowing Critchley to drive with an “unsafe driving record.”
Replogle also seeks to prevent Price and Cars for Kids from having another event in Selmer without a detailed safety plan in place.
None of the city officials, nor the police department providing security, were listed among the defendants.