Lawsuit Filed over Spaghetti Fundraiser for Crash Victims
Victim's mother said he has not received proceeds.
Monday, Jun 20, 2011 | Updated 9:02 AM EDT
The mother of a crash victim is suing the organizers of a fundraiser.
The mother of one of two teenage boys injured in a car crash in Brooklyn, Connecticut in March is suing the organizers of a fundraiser for the victims, claiming her son never received any proceeds from the event.
Jenna Dewick, of Plainfield, claims that the organizers, Dr. Raja Fattaleh and Penny Morrissette, held a spaghetti dinner fundraiser but didn't turn over any of the money.
Dewick's son, Trevor Phillips, and his cousin, Matthew Phillips, both suffered brain damage and other injuries after a car Matthew was driving hit a tree.
The lawsuit was filed last month in Putnam Superior Court, the Hartford Courant reports.
A lawyer for Fattaleh and Morrissette said the money raised is in a bank account, but banking and IRS requirements created roadblocks for his clients.
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