A wrongful death lawsuit filed Aug. 18 in the U.S. 281 crash last month that killed five young women is seeking over $1 million for gross negligence from three parties involved, including the driver accused of causing the wreck.

Named in the civil suit are 37-year-old Williamson County man Kody Talley; his father, Charles Talley; and the elder Talley’s company, Texas Camp Horses LLC.

Kody Talley was arrested Aug. 5 and charged with five counts of manslaughter in connection with the fatal collision.

The suit, filed by families of three of the victims, accuses Talley of exhibiting “extreme risk” in his behavior leading up to the crash, when the pickup truck he was driving while towing a horse trailer collided with two cars, including the one occupied by the five women. While there is cu

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