That's wrong. (The article you cite is poorly written at best, and perhaps horrendously researched.)So, this article states the Okeefe's are suing due to KR driving intoxicated she RISKED harming JO, not that she actually harmed him while in that state. JO wasn't harmed by KR's driving yet they are suing because he could have been......
The suit isn't only against Read, but also the two bars she was out drinking at on January28, 2022, C.F. McCarthy's and the Waterfall Bar and Grille in Canton.
The O'Keefe family claims that the bars are liable for serving Read alcohol that night. They say Read drove her vehicle in a state of intoxication, risking grave injury or death to John O'Keefe.
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Karen Read still faces civil lawsuit after being acquitted of murder, manslaughter
Karen Read was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend John O'Keefe, but she was convicted of OUI.www.cbsnews.com
The lawsuit itself, at its core, alleges KR killed JOK and fled the scene. The other things alleged (noted in the article) are only peripheral items to try to offer a motive, perhaps.
The civil case will hinge on whether they have evidence and can show PROOF she hit him and killed him. Just like the criminal case. No proof = no case = no money.