Woman sues concert venue after getting so drunk she blew up a home, caused $15M in damages
A woman is suing a concert venue after she got so drunk at a Marilyn Manson show that she blew up a house.
Daniella Leis, 26, was driving home from the concert at the Budweiser Gardens arena in London, Ontario in August 2019 when she crashed into a house, causing an explosion, according to the CBC.
The explosion destroyed four houses and injured seven people.
Falling embers caused fires at several homes nearby.
The entire neighborhood also had to be evacuated, and gas and water service were shut off in the area.
The explosion reportedly caused somewhere between $10 million to $15 million in damages.
Leis pled guilty to four counts of impaired driving and was sentenced to a three-year prison sentence in 2021.
Now, she and her father Shawn Leis have filed a lawsuit against Ovations Ontario Food Services, the company that held the concert and served her the booze.
The suit claims the company shares liability for the explosion because it kicked Leis out of the venue without trying to prevent her from driving home. It also alleges that the venue served her while knowing she was intoxicated.
