KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lachie Rice and Theodore Knox are owed more than $1 million by two victims of a March 30 crash in Dallas, Texas, according to a lawsuit filed in Dallas County. The company is suing for compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages.
According to court documents, the plaintiffs, Irina Gromova and Edvard Petrovsky, of Dallas County, suffered “trauma to the brain, facial lacerations that required stitches, multiple bruises on the body, disfigurement, internal bleeding and other injuries.” Internal and external damage may become fully apparent only during the course of treatment.
Gromova and Petrovsky were in their own cars at the time of the accident and were wearing seatbelts.
According to the court, they are suing for negligence and punitive damages, including physical and mental harm, property damage, future medical preventive and care costs, loss of income, safety and These include potential harm to welfare and several other claims. document.
Rice is a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs. Drive a Lamborghini SUV at 199 mph Last month, he turned himself in to police in Glen Heights, Texas, after a crash seconds before a six-vehicle crash. A warrant for his arrest was issued on Wednesday, April 10th..
He currently faces one count of aggravated assault, one count of crash involving serious injury, and six counts of crash resulting in bodily injury.
Knox also caused the cause. Accident in which 4 people were injureddriving a Chevrolet Corvette that was also leased to Rice. 91 mph 1.5 seconds before impact. He also turned himself in to police on Friday, April 12th. Same price as rice.
“Despite his physical ability and responsibilities as a public figure, Defendant Rice raced a high-performance vehicle on public roads in Dallas County, Texas, lost control, and in this cause killed several people, including Plaintiff,” the document states. injured innocent people.”
After the crash, Rice and Knox left the scene on an exit ramp with the other passengers in the car, despite seeing the damage.
“Victims and bystanders of the massacre attempted to engage the defendants, but the defendants were ignored as they attempted to flee without taking responsibility,” the lawsuit states.
Both Gromova and Petrovsky are requesting a trial by jury, according to the documents. No statements or lawsuits have been released regarding the other four victims of the accident.
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