Apr. 22 2024, Revealed 6:00 a.m. ET
Todd and Julie Chrisley are combating a lawsuit from behind bars accusing their son Grayson of inflicting a nasty automotive accident weeks earlier than they checked into jail.
In keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, a person named Patrick Rykwalder sued Todd, Julie, Grayson, and Savannah Chrisley.
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Rykwalder stated he driving his 2020 Dodge Ram on Interstate 65 in Tennessee on November 12, 2022. He stated that he was stopped on the Interstate attributable to visitors in entrance of him having been stopped.
He stated at round 5:15 PM, Grayson was driving a 2020 Ford 5150 pickup truck able immediately behind him. He stated that Todd and Julie owned the automotive.
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Rykwalder stated Grayson was working the automotive with the permission of his dad and mom.
“All of the sudden and with out warning Defendant, Grayson M. Chrisley, negligently and recklessly slammed his automobile into the rear-end of Plaintiff, Patrick S. Rykwalder’s motorcar at a excessive charge of velocity,” the go well with learn.
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Rykwalder accused Grayson of being a “distracted driver” who was “not listening to the roadway within the moments instantly previous the rear influence with the Plaintiff, Patrick S. Rykwalder’s, stopped automobile.”
The person stated Grayson “didn’t act appropriately below the circumstances, which included at minimal keep a protected working distance from different motor automobiles, sustaining a protected working velocity, and avoiding being distracted by digital gadgets inside his motorcar.”
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Rykwalder claimed Grayson’s actions induced a major collision between the automobiles and induced him to endure accidents to his physique.
“Had Defendant, Grayson M. Chrisley, been listening to the roadway in entrance of him this crash wouldn’t have occurred,” the go well with learn. Rykwalder accused Grayson of refusing to take accountability for the crash.
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The lawsuit demanded damages between $25k to $750k and punitive damages. Savannah was added to the lawsuit as a result of he stated she was Grayson’s authorized guardian. She was given joint authorized guardian of her brother in January 2023.
Todd and Julie lately responded to the lawsuit. They denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
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As well as, they denied the person suffered any accidents. The couple demanded the go well with be dismissed.
Again in 2022, TMZ reported Grayson was rushed to the hospital following the accident. Police stated the truth star was unable to recollect particulars of the crash due to a possible head harm.