Posted on 01/23/2023 3:21:36 PM PST by Libloather
A 26-year-old woman left a Marilyn Manson concert wasted and devastated the residents of a Canadian street after an explosive car crash.
Daniella Leis, who pleaded guilty to four counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm in October 2020, caused an estimated $10 to 15 million in damages. She was sentenced to three years in prison in February 2021 and is now suing the venue for kicking her out of the venue despite her level of intoxication, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Referred to as the "car bomb" fiasco by the CBC, the incident occurred on Aug. 14, 2019, at 450 Woodman Ave in London, Ontario, Canada - a seven-minute drive from the show at the Budweiser Gardens arena. Leis crashed her Ford Fusion, which had been registered under her father's name, into a single home. But moments later, a broken gas line caused by the crash set off an explosion that ripped apart four homes and injured seven people nearby, per the CBC.
She's also faced legal backlash in at least six civil lawsuits with victims urging for her to pay for the damages, according to The Independent. This has prompted Leis and her father, Shawn, to file a lawsuit against Ovations Ontario Food Services, who they believe should also share some of the liability.
According to the CBC, Leis and her father are accusing Ovations Ontario Food Services of having no regard for her "intended mode of transportation as she existed [sic] Budweiser Gardens when they knew or ought to have known that she was or appealed [sic] to be intoxicated and/or impaired."
The pair also accused the company and/or the servers of serving Leis "when they knew or ought to have known that she was intoxicated or would become intoxicated," the CBC reported.
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That’s not equity of outcome.
She should not get away with blaming her massive destruction on others.
“Budweiser Gardens”?
No good ever comes out of Budweiser Gardens.
How did she manage to survive?
Drunks are always surviving major crashes. Probably because they are drunk and relaxed during the crash.
You sure this isn’t yours?
It sounds as if the explosion took place a bit after she crashed. Natural gas is lighter than air and will dissipate relatively well, so it takes some time for it to build up to a point where it will go boom.
If you have enough money to pay for expensive lawyers, I guess there’s no defense that can be considered ridiculous. You take the chance that there’s enough stupid and gullible people on the jury to buy into your nonsense.
Leis was not immediately reachable for comment.
The perp and her father were apparently wasted also when they composed the statement of charges against the venue.
True dat.
That makes sense. Thanks.
It’s Canada, so it may all end in pizza.
“No good ever comes out of Budweiser Gardens.”
Or Budweiser Bottles
Or Budweiser Cans
Or Budweiser Kegs
Kinda funny:
Back in the day my BFFs of 43 years (and still going strong!) and I would use the phrase, “I was over-served!” if we got a little out of hand or had a hang-over then next day. Whoever was the least hung-over dragged our sorry butts to Church come Sunday morning. ;)
Wish I had know back then that you could sue someone for my bad behavior!
*SMIRK*
what is omitted from this story.
was her Ford Fusion one of those with lithium-ion battery? did that amplify the explosion?
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