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The death of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock in a drunk driving accident last month was detailed throughout the country, and Hancock’s father just recently sued the bar which served his son prior to the fatal accident. In a somewhat similar light, the father of a Virginia Beach teenager who died in a recent drunk driving accident caused by someone else has filed a multi-million personal injury lawsuit against the restaurant which served the DUI suspect. Alison Kunhardt and her friend Tessa Trachant were killed on March 30^th when alleged drunken driver Alfredo Ramos slammed into the back of their vehicle shortly after leaving the Ensenadas Mexican Restaurant. In a personal injury lawsuit seeking in excess of $10 million, David Kunhardt has claimed that employees at the restaurant knew that Ramos was intoxicated but served him throughout the evening of the fatal accident.

A WAVY.com story detailed how Virginia is one of a few states that does not hold restaurants liable for the actions of their patrons and how this personal injury lawsuit is hoping to change this law. Current Virginia law also prohibits restaurants from serving patrons who are drunk, which Ramos allegedly was when he entered the restaurant on the night of the deadly accident. Ramos has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths and is scheduled to appear in court on June 26^th. We’ll keep you updated on any more developments with this Virginia personal injury lawsuit and this challenged law.