You will recall The Forefront reported the death of the young actor Anton Yelchin on June 19;
Read here:: Star Trek actor dies in autocrash
The parents of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin are suing the makers of a Jeep that crushed and killed him.
Read here:: Star Trek actor dies in autocrash
The parents of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin are suing the makers of a Jeep that crushed and killed him.
Victor and Irina Yelchin filed the wrongful death and product liability case against carmaker Fiat Chrysler in Los Angeles Superior Court.
It contends that the gear selector in the 27-year-old actor's Jeep was defective and poorly designed and manufactured.
"Anton Yelchin was crushed and lingered alive for some time, trapped and suffocating until his death," the lawsuit says.
It does not say how much Yelchin's parents are seeking in damages.
The actor's Jeep rolled backwards down the driveway of his Los Angeles home on 19 June, pinning him between a letterbox and a fence.
The SUV was among 1.1 million vehicles recalled in April because its gear sticks have confused drivers.
The confusion has resulted in vehicles rolling away unexpectedly, and has led to dozens of injuries.
The lawsuit says Yelchin's SUV did not engage or maintain its "park" gear and that led to the vehicle crushing the actor.
Yelchin is best known for his role as Pavel Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek franchise.
The third film in the series, Star Trek Beyond, has grossed more than £79m in the US in its first two weekends.
The actor was the Yelchins' only son, and they filed on Friday to oversee his estate, which is valued at nearly £1.05m.
Yelchin left behind several unreleased projects, including the Netflix animated series Trollhunters and four films.
Fiat Chrysler extended its sympathies to his parents in a statement released before the suit was filed.
But it added that the company had not been served with the case and could not comment on it.
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