The Snapchat speed filter reportedly informs followers the speed the user was traveling at the time the image was taken.
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The lawsuit says Wentworth Maynard suffered brain damage.
The plaintiff, Wentworth Maynard, was struck “so violently [the car] shot across the left lane and into the left embankment”, according to his lawyers.
A teenager’s being sued over claims she was using Snapchat at the wheel as she crashed, leaving a man brain damaged.
The MLN statement continues: “The passenger in McGee’s Mercedes saw the speed on the Snapchat filter hit 113 miles per hour”. The joyride ended, however, when she crashed into another driver, Wentworth Maynard, while clocking in speeds around 107 miles per hour.
Maynard’s lawyers want McGee and Snapchat to pay their client’s medical bills and the lifelong care that he now requires.
The lawsuit also alleges that Snapchat has been aware of previous accidents caused by using the app while driving at high speeds, and yet the company chose not to remove the speed filter.
When you take a picture or video on your phone using Snapchat, there are filters you can add to your image.
It must be asked to what extent Snapchat weighed the risks of its miles per hour filter before releasing it as a product into the stream of commerce. He needs assistance to walk and is unable to work.
Does Snapchat encourage unsafe driving?
A spokesman for Snapchat said that the company can not comment on an ongoing lawsuit, but has stated that the app’s speed filter should not be used while driving.
“We used to sit on the sofa and watch TV in the evening, and Wentworth would hug me”, Karen Maynard claims in court papers.
A man travelling in the other auto, Wentworth Maynard, now needs constant care from his family after being brain damaged in the crash, say his lawyers.
Snapchat does display a “don’t snap and drive” disclaimer, but clearly that’s not enough to stop users from taking the flawless selfie at the risk of endangering others!
(Photo: The Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff, P.C.) Christal McGee’s Mercedes c230 after the crash.
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Snapchat’s speed tracker rewards users who submit photos of their speed by giving them points, the suit notes.
