A drunk passenger stomped on the accelerator of the car driven by Benjamin Purscell before a May 2006 crash that killed the passenger and injured the driver of another car, Purscell said in a video deposition Wednesday.
His testimony came in the first day of a personal injury trial of a suit filed by Tim Carr, who suffered severe injuries, and his wife, Amy. The crash killed Amy Priesendorf, 24, the passenger that Purscell said was misbehaving in his vehicle. The Carrs’ suit names Purscell and Priesendorf’s estate as defendants and seeks unspecified damages.
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