A wrongful death lawsuit was filed on Friday by the family of a woman who was allegedly left for dead during a date with a New York man she met on Tinder. According to the suit, the woman, Jennifer St. Clair, was riding on the back of a 2001 Harley Davidson Road King motorcycle with her date, Miles McChesney, and was left for dead. At the time of the incident, the two were on a date in Delray Beach, Florida. Prior to the incident, the couple spent time visiting friends in the area and McChesney drank heavily. Because of this, the suit argues that McChesney was impaired while driving his motorcycle.
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed on Friday by the family of a woman who was allegedly left for dead during a date with a New York man she met on Tinder. According to the suit, the woman, Jennifer St. Clair, was riding on the back of a 2001 Harley Davidson Road King motorcycle with her date, Miles McChesney, and was left for dead. At the time of the incident, the two were on a date in Delray Beach, Florida. Prior to the incident, the couple spent time visiting friends in the area and McChesney drank heavily. Because of this, the suit argues that McChesney was impaired while driving his motorcycle. In fact, the suit states:
“At one point during the date, McChesney, while impaired, carelessly and negligently operated, controlled and/or maintained the motorcycle so as to cause St. Clair to be expelled from said motorcycle into oncoming traffic on Interstate 95…After stopping briefly, but rendering no aid or assistance to Jennifer St. Clair, Defendant, Miles McChesney left the scene.”
Todd Falzone, the attorney for St. Clair’s family, said witnesses claimed that when St. Clair was left for dead by her date, she “could have been hit by as many as nine vehicles.” When detailing out the scene of the accident, some witnesses said they “saw a man on a motorcycle standing near the victim’s body and then took off.” Tragically, St. Clair was found dead around 3 a.m.
Since the incident, Florida Highway Patrol officials have launched an investigation and labeled the fatal incident a traffic homicide.
In response to the lawsuit, Russell Cormican, McChesney’s lawyer, said, “I am representing Myles McChesney in regards to a Florida Highway Patrol Investigation. This is a very tragic event. And this is all I am going to say about it at this time.”
Prior to her death, St. Clair worked for many restaurants in the Fort Lauderdale area as a server and was living with her parents. Her body was found in Pompano Beach, “about 11 miles north of Fort Lauderdale.”
When commenting on the tragic incident, St. Clair’s aunt, Amy Gamber, described her as someone who was loved very much. She said St. Clair was always surrounded by a big family who loved her very much and added, “We’re still trying to process all of this.”
At the moment, the family’s lawsuit against McChesney is seeking $15,000 in damages.
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Family says woman was left for dead on first date, files wrongful death suit against man: report
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