She was so bombed that she detonated a house.
A Canadian woman who caused a $10 million house explosion while driving under the influence is now suing the pub that served her alcoholic beverages, claiming the proprietors are responsible.
CBC stated that the “car bomb” incident occurred in August 2019 as Daniella Leis, 26, was driving home from a Marilyn Manson performance in London, Ontario after consuming drinks at the Budweiser Gardens bar.
Leis rammed her father’s Ford Fusion into a brick residence at 450 Woodman Avenue, rupturing a gas line and causing a large explosion that destroyed four homes and injured seven others.
As a result of embers igniting adjoining homes, the entire neighborhood had to be evacuated and gas and water services were cut off. Overall, the explosion reportedly caused between $9.8 million and $14.7 million in losses.
Judge George Orsini told the court at the time, “The financial impact of Ms. Leis’ actions has been enormous, with a total damage estimate approaching $15 million.”
No one was killed, but seven people were hurt, including two police officers and two firefighters who sustained multiple injuries; one firefighter was hospitalized for more than a week before being released.
In 2019, Daniella Leis, age 26, was convicted of driving while inebriated.
Leis was driving home from a Marilyn Manson concert, as reported by CBS News.
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Leis subsequently pled guilty to four counts of driving under the influence and was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021.
However, the Canadian did not throw away her opportunity to alleviate the financial load.
Jump ahead to January 2024: She and her father Shawn Leis have launched a lawsuit against the firm that sold the liquor, Ovations Ontario Food Services. In a case filed by blast victims, they jointly asserted that the alcohol vendor shares blame on the basis that venue staff “ejected Leis from the venue without taking steps to ensure she would not drive home,” according to legal filings.
In addition, Leis claimed that Ovations supplied her alcohol despite knowing she was intoxicated, accusing them of placing “profit over safety” and that the ensuing injury was “caused or contributed to by the negligence, breach of duty, breach of contract” on the part of the bar.In addition, the lawsuit stated that if the father-daughter combo is obliged to pay any amount, they are “entitled to contribution and indemnification from the defendant [Ovation].”
As restitution, the father-daughter duo feels that the alcohol distributor is liable for “any awards or judgment amounts” stemming from the numerous legal cases brought against them by Woodman Avenue victims.
She was so bombed that she detonated a house.
A Canadian woman who caused a $10 million house explosion while driving under the influence is now suing the pub that served her alcoholic beverages, claiming the proprietors are responsible.
CBC stated that the “car bomb” incident occurred in August 2019 as Daniella Leis, 26, was driving home from a Marilyn Manson performance in London, Ontario after consuming drinks at the Budweiser Gardens bar.
Leis rammed her father’s Ford Fusion into a brick residence at 450 Woodman Avenue, rupturing a gas line and causing a large explosion that destroyed four homes and injured seven others.
As a result of embers igniting adjoining homes, the entire neighborhood had to be evacuated and gas and water services were cut off. Overall, the explosion reportedly caused between $9.8 million and $14.7 million in losses.
Judge George Orsini told the court at the time, “The financial impact of Ms. Leis’ actions has been enormous, with a total damage estimate approaching $15 million.”
No one was killed, but seven people were hurt, including two police officers and two firefighters who sustained multiple injuries; one firefighter was hospitalized for more than a week before being released.
Leis subsequently pled guilty to four counts of driving under the influence and was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021.
However, the Canadian did not throw away her opportunity to alleviate the financial load.
Jump ahead to January 2024: She and her father Shawn Leis have launched a lawsuit against the firm that sold the liquor, Ovations Ontario Food Services. In a case filed by blast victims, they jointly asserted that the alcohol vendor shares blame on the basis that venue staff “ejected Leis from the venue without taking steps to ensure she would not drive home,” according to legal filings.
In addition, Leis claimed that Ovations supplied her alcohol despite knowing she was intoxicated, accusing them of placing “profit over safety” and that the ensuing injury was “caused or contributed to by the negligence, breach of duty, breach of contract” on the part of the bar.
In addition, the lawsuit stated that if the father-daughter combo is obliged to pay any amount, they are “entitled to contribution and indemnification from the defendant [Ovation].”
As restitution, the father-daughter duo feels that the alcohol distributor is liable for “any awards or judgment amounts” stemming from the numerous legal cases brought against them by Woodman Avenue victims.
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