Dettmann v. Kruckenberg

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, Marc Dettmann, brought this wrongful death action as executor of the estate of his wife, Laurie Dettmann. Laurie Dettmann died when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a vehicle being driven by an intoxicated driver, defendant Michael Kruckenberg, age nineteen. Earlier on the day of the accident, Krucken-berg and his teenage friend, defendant Aaron Jones, stole beer from a beer truck that was parked at a convenience store and consumed the beer. Plaintiffs wrongful death action named as defendants, Michael Kruckenberg and his father Keith Kruck-enberg,…