Soap star Hayley Prus has asked a judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit over serious injuries after blaming another driver for a wrong-way car crash in which she was arrested for drunk driving.
Pruss, 25, best known for her role as Molly Lansing-Davis on “General Hospital,” was intoxicated when she drove into oncoming traffic on a Pasadena freeway in April 2023, climbed over a fence and crashed into another car. It is said that he did.
The actress denies responsibility for the accident and petitions Los Angeles Superior Court to dismiss driver Courtney Wilder’s civil lawsuit, according to court documents. Retrieved by RadarOnline.
She argued that the “damages” were “substantially caused by Plaintiffs’ sole negligence and/or willful conduct” and that the plaintiffs’ recovery costs would be “an amount proportional to the amount of Plaintiffs’ fault, if any.” “The amount should be reduced.” ”
The “Ashley Garcia’s Expanding Universe” alum also claimed that damages were outside of her control and demanded that all claims be dismissed, according to the news outlet.
When firefighters rescued the actress from the wreck, she allegedly became “violent” and yelled, “This is a $400 shitty shirt!”
Police reportedly found edible marijuana and a mini-bottle of tequila in Pullos’ car, and authorities said Pullos “had the odor of alcohol on his breath, had slurred speech, and had watery eyes.” said.
Pross was charged with felony driving while intoxicated causing injury, felony driving injury with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent, and misdemeanor hit and run with property damage.
She was also charged with driving the wrong way on the highway.
Wilder claims the former child actor had been drinking before the accident, and the new suit also names the owners of a Pasadena lounge as defendants.
Prus has pleaded not guilty in the criminal case and may plead not guilty in hopes of receiving less than three years in prison. The Daily Mail recently reported.
The newspaper said her lawyer told Judge Terry Smarling they were working on “possible settlements.”
The judge reportedly scheduled another hearing for April 8, saying “this should be the last time.”
Deputy District Attorney Melanie Avanesian told Smerling that if a plea deal was not reached by then, “she would be sent to a preliminary hearing,” the Daily Mail reported.
