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Tiger Woods Blamed In Drunk Driving Lawsuit

/ CBS Detroit

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Woods and girlfriend blamed.

 

 

BETHPAGE, NEW YORK - MAY 14: Tiger Woods of the United States speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the 2019 PGA Championship at the Bethpage Black course on May 14, 2019 in Bethpage, New York. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

 

 

The parents of a drunken driver who died in a car crash last year are suing Tiger Woods. They blame the golfer and his girlfriend for allowing their son to drive home from their Florida restaurant while intoxicated.

The wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday says Nicholas F. Immesberger was served excessive amounts of alcohol before the Dec. 10 car crash.

 

 

BETHPAGE, NEW YORK - MAY 13: Tiger Woods of the United States looks on during a practice round prior to the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black on May 13, 2019 in Bethpage, New York. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

 

 

Immesberger worked at The Woods restaurant in Jupiter that Woods owns. The golfer's girlfriend, Erica Herman, is general manager.

The lawsuit says Herman recruited Immesberger as a bartender despite knowing his condition. And it says the restaurant's employees, managers and owners allowed the 24-year-old man to be over-served even though they knew he was an alcoholic.

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 06: (L-R) Erica Herman, Kultida Woods, Sam Alexis Woods, Charlie Axel Woods, Tiger Woods, U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pose for photographs after Tiger Woods was presented with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House May 06, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump announced he would give the nation's highest civilian honor to business partner Woods, 43, in honor of his Masters victory last month. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

 

 

Woods' agent hasn't responded to an email seeking comment.

 

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