Karen Di Piazza is suing the Weather Channel over the death of her son, Corbin Lee Jaeger, (pictured) who died on March 28, 2017
The mother of a 'storm spotter' who was killed in a car crash has filed a $125 million wrongful death suit against the Weather Channel for its role in the crash.
Karen Di Piazza is suing the Weather Channel over the death of her son, Corbin Lee Jaeger, who died on March 28, 2017 when Kelley Williamson and Randy Yarnall’s vehicle slammed into his Jeep near Spur, Texas.
Williamson and Yarnall were contractors for the Weather Channel, while Corbin Lee Jaeger, 25, was a storm spotter for the National Weather Service.
All three men were killed instantly in the crash, which happened at a remote intersection near the town of Spur, about 55 miles southeast of Lubbock.
Williamson and Yarnall were looking for any signs of a tornado and live streaming the drive on the Weather Channel’s Facebook page when the video stopped.
The lawsuit claimed that Williamson and Yarnall had a 'well-documented history of dangerous behavior behind the wheel' that the channel ignored and at times encouraged.
It also claimed that the Weather Channel had the opportunity to take Williamson and Yarnell off the road and 'hire a competent, law-abiding driver.'
Kelley Williamson, (left), and Randall Yarnall, (right), died when their vehicle crashed into Jaeger's jeep on March 28 2017. The pair were contractors for The Weather Channel
Di Piazza claimed the in-studio reps had monitored the storm chasers’ actions and also continued to instruct them during live streams to capture 'particularly
