Connecticut Family Sues Party Hosts in Drunken Driving Death

The family of a 19-year-old who died in a drunken driving accident is suing the hosts of a Madison party where the driver had been given alcohol.

The family of Kirsten Meyer, killed in a drunken driving crash after a 2007 house party, has filed suit against the party host and his parents.

The suit filed against 23-year-old Neal Gobrogge and his parents is for wrongful death and emotional distress.

Neal Gobrogge pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in April, after police accused him of providing alcohol to minors at the August 2007 house party.

A party guest was 20-year-old Dennis Knapp of Clinton who was sentenced to five years in prison for drunken driving in the crash that killed Kirsten Meyer, his passenger.

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Information from: New Haven Register, http://www.nhregister.com

Latest Comments

• November 6, 2008 at 11:33 am

  Bill says:

  You've all made some good points. I only know what I know based on the information from the original news article and anything else would be assumptions. What we know is that ... read more
• November 6, 2008 at 9:34 am

  Lol says:

  Technically no one knows if she was drinking or not. So again the home owners shouldn't be sued.
• November 6, 2008 at 9:30 am

  Sick and Tired says:

  I think we ALL should sue the family of the girl, for trying to get money, for them not raising their daughter well and letting her out to go to the party and not using better... read more