PITTSBURGH — A Butler County man is suing a Pittsburgh strip club, claiming bartenders served too much alcohol to him and his friends, one of whom he is also suing for a DUI crash on their way home, Channel 11’s news exchange partners at TribLIVE reported.
According to the lawsuit obtained by TribLIVE, Trey Turnblacer, 26, was with Jaymes Jennings and other friends at Spearmint Rhino on the North Side the night of Feb. 17.
The lawsuit alleges bartenders continued to serve the group even though they were “visibly intoxicated and severely impaired” from drinking “excessive amounts,” TribLIVE reported.
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After leaving the strip club, Jennings, according to the lawsuit, was driving Turnblacer and the others home while drunk and crashed head-on into an exit ramp barrier, TribLIVE reported.
Jennings, 28, pleaded guilty last year to one count of driving under the influence and reckless endangerment, according to court records obtained by TribLIVE. He was sentenced to probation.
The lawsuit said that as a result of the crash, Turnblacer has suffered headaches, head pain, left hip pain and back pain, TribLIVE reported.
The lawsuit alleges negligence on the part of Spearmint Rhino companies, its parent company, Jennings and Penn Ave Hospitality, which holds the liquor license for Spearmint Rhino’s North Side location, TribLIVE reported.
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