Snapchat Being Sued Over Car Accident

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Back in September of 2015, Christal McGee was driving home from work and pulled out her phone to take a Snapchat. Snapchat has a filter that can be put over the picture that shows the speed the person is going. With a pregnant passenger in the car, Christal accelerated to 113mph when she took the picture. When she looked up from her phone, it was too late. She struck another vehicle, carrying Maynard Wentworth, at 107mph. Wentworth was put into critical condition suffering from traumatic damage to himself. Wentworth has permanent brain damage, too. Now 7 months later, Wentworth is suing Snapchat and McGee for causing the wreck. Wentworth and his Lawyer felt that Snapchat was equally responsible for the accident because they didn’t delete the filter after it was said to be causes of several other accidents earlier in 2015. McGee’s argument was she was trying to go 100mph to post the picture on Snapchat. And after all this, McGee put a picture on Snapchat showing her badly cut up face and neck brace on, “Lucky to be alive.” Wentworth is suing both Snapchat and McGee for negligence. Wentworth feels that this could have been prevented if Snapchat took better precaution after other incidents like this and just got rid of the filter.

Now, there is another side to this story. Christal’s father, Chris McGee, tells his side of the story. He has been a tow truck driver for 25+ years and knows a thing or 2 about accidents. He said that if the car truly was going 107mph, all passengers would be dead and the car would be in worse condition. Also, the two passengers in the back had there phones out and they were destroyed during wreck. The phones flew around the car and when the firemen put the flames out, the water destroyed the phones. However, Christal’s phone was perfectly okay and was recovered after the accident. Chris claims this is because  her phone was in her purse. One passenger also claimed she was not on her phone at the time of the accident. The other passenger, is the only one claiming she was going 100+ and at the time of the police report, she never mentioned Snapchat. Christal claims that she was speeding, but not 100+ and the other car she hit pulled out in front of her at a slow speed.

So, is Chris and one of the passengers trying to protect Christal, or is the 2nd passenger telling the truth? This whole lawsuit seems odd enough and none of the facts add up. And one last thing, Snapchat shouldn’t be pulled into this. In their terms in conditions, it says don’t snap while operating a vehicle. Until the true facts are unveiled, it’s hard to tell who is telling the truth and who is lying and who should be suing who. One thing is for sure, Snapchat should not be dragged into this.

Source: http://www.cbs46.com/story/31852779/exclusive-father-of-teen-driver-exposes-holes-in-snapchat-lawsuit

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/28/lawsuit-blames-snapchat-for-107-mph-crash-in-mercedes-caused-by-teen-girl-using-speed-filter/

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