Father of Teen Killed in Selmer Drag Accident Sues
The father of 15-year-old Scarlett Replogle is seeking $2.5 million in compensatory damages and $7.5 million in punitive damages. Replogle was killed earlier this month when a drag-racing car spun out of control at a fund raising event in Selmer, Tennessee. Troy Critchley, an Australian who lives in the suburbs of Dallas, lost control of his dragster while performing an exhibition burnout. The lawsuit filed by Replogle's father names Critchley, AMS Staff Leasing Inc., Larry Price, and Cars for Kids Southern Style, Inc. as defendants.
The suit says that Price did not obtain a permit for the parade and did not take precautions to ensure the safety of the spectators. In addition to monetary damages, the lawsuit asks that Price and Cars for Kids, the organizer of the event, not hold another event in Selmer without a detailed safety plan.
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