The 27-year-old died when his auto struck him after rolling backwards down the steep driveway, pinning him against a brick postbox pillar and a security fence.
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It contends that the gear selector in the actor’s Jeep was defective and poorly designed and manufactured. However, Yelchin’s attorney says that a recall notice was mailed to actor Anton Yelchin seven days after he was killed.
“Anton was our only son and was a remarkable human being. It’s against nature when a parent has to bury their own child”, Victor Yelchin told reporters on Tuesday, People reported.
The parents of USA actor Anton Yelchin are suing the makers of his vehicle, after it rolled downhill and killed him.
“The safety recall was way too little and way too late. That’s why we hope this lawsuit will make other families never go through the same hell we are going through right now”.
Fiat Chrysler extended its sympathies to Yelchin’s parents but said it could not comment on the lawsuit because it had not yet been served with the legal action.
Anton Yelchin’s parents became the administrators of their deceased son’s estate, which cost approximately $1.4 mln. The reason for recall Fiat Chrysler called the gear shifters. FCA US urges customers to follow the instructions in their owners’ manuals and the information cards sent with their recall notices.
The family’s lawyer, Gary A. Dordick, also spoke up.
“Drivers erroneously concluding that their vehicle’s transmission in the park position may be struck by the vehicle and injured if they attempt to get out of the vehicle while the engine is running and the parking brake is not engaged”, the NHTSA’s report said via TIME.
“In its original statement on the accident, Fiat Chrysler noted that “the vehicles also deliver warning chimes and alert messages (‘Vehicle Not in Park’) if their driver-side doors are opened while their engines are still running and PARK is not engaged”.
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Anton Yelchin was best known for his portrayal of Chekov in the new “Star Trek” Films.
