Advisory: Carson to Join Crash Victim Today in Launching Legislation to Protect Legal Rights of Drivers

June 29, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS – Congressman André Carson will join Indianapolis resident and car-accident victim Jeremy Warriner to launch the "Warriner Consumer Protection Act," a bill that would require the newly-restructured GM and Chrysler to carry liability insurance and protect the rights of crash victims to have their day in court.

WHEN:             TODAY, June 29 at 11:30 a.m.

                        WHERE:          Strange's Garage*, 5320 W. Morris St, Indianapolis, IN

(*Note to media outlets: This is where the wreckage of Warriner's Jeep Wrangler is being kept. Media will be able to access the garage to get footage of the vehicle.)

In 2005, Jeremy lost both of his legs in a traffic accident that allegedly caused his Jeep's faulty brake fluid container to catch fire. Because of Chrysler's bankruptcy, Jeremy has been left without legal recourse to seek compensation to help pay his nearly $2 million in medical expenses.

Unless action is taken, any future accident victim driving vehicles made by Chrysler or GM before their bankruptcy proceedings would be stripped of any legal recourse to seek damages against the automaker in the event of a defective product, Carson said.

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