LAKEVILLE, Minn — A former student is joining a lawsuit against the Lakeville school district over injuries he suffered in a 2015 car crash during a Nerf gun game.
Alexander Hughes, now 21, claims school officials should have taken steps to protect students from what they knew was a dangerous game. Hughes and another student survived the crash that killed Jacob Flynn and John Price.
Authorities say Hughes was behind the wheel of a pickup that crashed after he reached for a Nerf gun.
The parents of the teens who were killed have also sued Lakeville Area Schools. The Star Tribune reports law enforcement officials determined that Nerf Wars competition was a factor in the crash
The district says the crash was not its fault and that the Nerf game was not a school-sanctioned activity. Hughes is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.
