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Former Student Sues Lakeville Schools in Nerf Wars Crash
LAKEVILLE (AP) -- 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.
Twenty-one-year-old Alexander Hughes 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 are also suing Lakeville Area Schools. 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 activity. Hughes is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.
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