Only in America: Car accident victim sues Snapchat for its role in high speed crash

The victim of a car accident is suing Snapchat after his Mitsubishi was rear-ended by a Mercedes traveling in excess of 100 mph. The plaintiff, Wentworth Maynard, was struck “so violently [the car] shot across the left lane and into the left embankment,” according to his lawyers. The driver of the speeding Mercedes, Christal McGee, told police that she “wanted to post an image of herself going fast” and that she was “just trying to get the car to 100 miles per hour to post it on Snapchat.” Snapchat has a number of filters that allow users to add effects…
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