12.6 b suit facing TV channel over death while storm reporting

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The pain of losing a loved one is often unmeasured but due to certain circumstances,the law gives financial justice to try and compensate for the damage caused.

A mother has filed a $125m (£95m) lawsuit against the Weather Channel over her son’s death in a car collision in Texas on 28 March 2017.

Two of the channels’ storm chasers, Kelley Williamson and Randall Yarnall, also died in the crash with 25-year-old Corbin Lee Jaeger.

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But the lawsuit blames the chasers, who allegedly broke traffic laws while live-streaming their pursuit.

The channel refused to comment on pending litigation.

The suit alleges Mr Williamson and Mr Yarnall, while streaming the chase online, drove through a stop sign at about 70mph (113km/h) and crashed into Mr Jaeger’s vehicle.

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Mr Jaeger was working as a storm spotter for the National Weather Service. The suit says he was driving away from the storm and had right of way.

All three were instantly killed in the crash near the town of Spur

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