The wife and surviving sons of a man killed during what deputies called a "drunken rampage" at a Scott County campground have filed a lawsuit against the man charged in the crime and the business owners.
Last May, Trails End Campground hosted a concert by Trace Adkins during their Full Throttle event. After the concert, investigators said Billy Jason Carson, a vendor at the event, was drunk and angry when he hit several men with his truck.
Tony Farrell was killed during the melee, and his son Ethan was injured. Farrell's wife and other son witnessed the incident.
Carson faces numerous charges, including vehicular homicide, reckless homicide, and reckless endangerment.
According to the lawsuit, filed by Farrell's widow Cheryl, Carson was upset because a friend of his was punched by someone "in order to stop him from touching, grabbing and harassing women without their consent."
Carson, with his friend in the passenger seat, drove his truck at "an excessive speed, and in a reckless manner while yelling profanities and holding a firearm, near patrons who were attempting to leave the concert venue," the lawsuit says.
The suit claims that Tony Farrell tried to stop the truck by reaching inside the driver's window and taking the keys from the ignition, but that Carson kept driving, dragging Farrell and throwing him to the ground, where the truck ran over him.
Farrell was transported to the hospital by ambulance, but died of his injuries.
The suit claims that Trails End Campground failed in its responsibility to properly screen Carson as a vendor, in stopping him and his friend from "acting in an unreasonable, tortious, or criminal manner which created a risk of harm," and provide proper medical care when Farrell was injured.
Carson is accused of negligent actions that ended in the death of Farrell.
The suit does not ask for a specific dollar amount, but requests a jury trial and judgment that covers compensatory damages "in an amount sufficient to reasonably compensate for the damages incurred and injuries sustained."
