Woman sues Weather Channel over storm chaser son’s death
ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2017
This March 2017 photo from video provided by KSPR in Springfield, Mo., shows storm chaser Kelley Williamson, of Cassville, Mo. Williamson was one of three storm chasers killed in a vehicle crash near Spur, Texas, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Williamson and Randy Yarnall, from Cassville, Mo., both contractors with the Weather Channel, and Corbin Lee Jaeger of Peoria, Ariz., died in the accident.
DALLAS >> A mother is suing The Weather Channel for $125 million over the death of her son, who was killed in a crash with storm chasers who worked for the cable network.
Karen Di Piazza alleges Kelley Williamson and Randall Yarnall, who had a show called “Storm Wranglers,” ran a stop sign on a road southeast of Lubbock in March 2017 as they were chasing a tornado.
The lawsuit claims the pair collided with a vehicle driven by Di Piazza’s son, 25-year-old storm chaser Corbin Lee Jaeger.
The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Lubbock, contends that the network knew of the reckless driving habits of Williamson and Yarnall, who also died in the crash.
The Weather Channel said in a statement that it can’t comment on pending litigation.
