Delta Air Lines is being hit by a lawsuit alleging the wrongful death of a woman who was mowed down by her husband in a Utah airport parking lot. Her estate claims the flight attendant over-served her mistress.
Representatives for the estate of murdered mother Charlotte Sturgeon and the child who witnessed the tragic accident allege in a lawsuit filed Thursday that an employee at least It said the airline was responsible for her tragic death because it provided more than two additional drinks. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that she had had “multiple” alcoholic drinks before boarding the plane.
The three were on a flight to Salt Lake City from a vacation in San Antonio before the incident occurred on April 4, 2022, on the second floor of a short-term parking garage at Salt Lake International Airport.
The drinks provided to him by the crew left Sean “intoxicated and impaired to levels well above the legal limit for blood alcohol” and he did not even remember landing or making his way to his car. , the complaint alleges.
Once in the parking lot, Sean got into a “loud and violent” argument with his wife, making those nearby “uncomfortable,” the report said, citing criminal court documents at the time.
Sean then got into the driver’s seat of the SUV and backed up, dragging Charlotte, who was outside the right rear open door where the child was sitting, and causing her to fall under the vehicle.
The man then started the car, running over his wife about 10 feet before finally stopping, the news site reported, citing criminal court documents and surveillance footage.
After Sean got out of the car, he continued to insult his wife, telling her that she was crazy and telling her to get angry. Get off the ground and into the car. ” He put her in her car and drove her to her toll plaza, where he asked for her help.
Charlotte was unresponsive when police arrived and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
Sean’s blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit at the time.
Her husband pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and domestic violence in the presence of their children in September 2022 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. ABC4 reported.
Delta Air Lines should have known that Sean was heavily intoxicated when he exited the plane, but its employees still took steps to prevent him from getting behind the wheel or to notify the police. “No action was taken,” the outlet reported, citing the lawsuit.
Airline negligence is defined as “intentional, willful, reckless, [and] The company was focused on making money by “continuing to sell” drinks to people who were “visibly intoxicated,” according to the filing.
And the baby Sturgeon now suffers from emotional distress and mental illness, the lawsuit claimed.
The lawsuit was filed by Dennis Marie Nimtz, the child’s legal guardian, and Joseph Dalton, who works with Nimtz on behalf of the estate.
“While we dispute the allegations in the complaint, we cannot comment further on pending litigation,” Delta Air Lines said in a statement Monday.
