Charlie Davies has 11 goals during his season-long loan at D.C. United, but he still isn't back in the national team picture and will always bear the wicked scars -- both physical and mental -- of the car accident two years ago that almost killed him and did take the life of a fellow passenger. So he's decided it's time to sue.
The Washington Post's Steven Goff reports:
D.C. United striker Charlie Davies has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the owner of a nightclub and the company that hosted a party at which alcohol was served to the driver responsible for a car accident that severely injured the soccer player and killed another passenger.
The suit, filed in D.C. Superior Court last week, names Das Enterprises, which operates Shadow Room, and Red Bull North America, the host of the private event on Oct. 12, 2009, at the K Street establishment.
The companies are accused of continuing to serve alcohol to Maria Alejandra Espinoza, even though, according to the suit, she "became visibly intoxicated."
The driver pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and maiming while driving intoxicated and received two years in jail after making a "tearful apology" in court. Serving alcohol to anyone who appears intoxicated is illegal in Washington, D.C.
Coincidentally, Davies will not only be looking to take a large sum of money from Red Bull North America, but his team also has an outside chance at taking a playoff spot from the New York Red Bulls this week. The MLS playoffs are presented by El Jimador tequila (who encourage you to "enjoy 100% responsibly").
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