- A 26-year-old was involved in an explosive accident while leaving a Marilyn Manson concert in Canada in 2019.
- She was sentenced to three years in prison and is suing a beverage company over her behavior.
- The documents allege that the company should share liability in civil lawsuits against them.
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A 26-year-old woman left a Marilyn Manson concert devastated after an explosive car crash, leaving residents devastated on a Canadian street.
Daniella Leis, who pleaded guilty to four counts of driving disorder with personal injury in October 2020, caused an estimated $10 million to $15 million in damages. She was sentenced to three years in prison in February 2021 and is now suing the venue for kicking her out of the venue despite being intoxicated, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The incident, dubbed a “car bomb” fiasco by the CBC, happened on August 14, 2019 at 450 Woodman Ave in London, Ontario, Canada — a seven-minute drive from the show at Budweiser Gardens Arena. Leis crashed her Ford Fusion, registered in her father’s name, into a family home. But moments later, a ruptured gas line caused by the crash triggered an explosion that tore apart four homes and injured seven people nearby, according to CBC.
According to The Independent, she also faced legal backlash from at least six victims of civil lawsuits, who asked her to pay for the damage. This has prompted Leis and her father, Shawn, to file a lawsuit against Ovations Ontario Food Services, which they believe should share some of the liability as well.
According to CBC, Leis and her father accuse Ovations of Ontario Food Services of ignoring her “intended mode of transportation, since she existed in Budweiser Gardens when they knew or should have known she was intoxicated or intoxicated and/or impaired.”
The couple also allege that the company and/or servers served Leis “when they knew or should have known she was drunk or about to become drunk,” the CBC reported. The lawsuit added that the workers “threw Leis out of the venue without taking any action to ensure she wouldn’t drive home,” according to the New York Post.
Insider was unable to obtain a copy of the legal documents. The Ontario Supreme Court and Oak View Group, which owns Ovations Ontario Food Services, did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. Leis was not immediately available for comment.