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Kohlbeck said he thought driver Hughes was nudged somehow as Flynn then leaned forward from the back seat. Kohlbeck told investigators that about 30 seconds to one minute before the crash, Price jumped from the back seat to the front passenger seat. Witnesses said Flynn first resisted being placed in Hughes’ 2005 Toyota Tundra pickup but eventually was captured and got inside, the attorney’s office said.įlynn’s two friends started following the truck in their own vehicle south on Dodd Boulevard, but made a U-turn and went north on Dodd when the truck turned west on 225th Street.Īccording to a witness to the crash, about a half-mile west of Dodd Boulevard the truck crossed the center line and went into the opposite lane, then swerved back before rolling three or four times. There were two teams: Price, Alexander Hughes, 17, and Mason Kohlbeck, 18, against Flynn and two of his friends, who authorities have not identified.Īt some point, Flynn was surrounded by Hughes, Price and Kohlbeck in the lot. Washington County Historical Society to host rural-school reunion
4, 2015, after school had let out, Lakeville South students began playing Nerf War in the parking lot, the attorney’s office said in April 2016. They “took no action in response … to warn, protect or ensure the safety of students at LSHS from the dangers of Nerf War,” the lawsuit alleges. Lakeville South activities director Neil Strader voiced his concern about the game in an October 2015 email he sent to school administration. In fall 2015, the prize money for Lakeville South students was more than $6,000. In 2013, the Lakeville South High School newspaper ran a story about the game, with pictures of students posing with Nerf guns, a table of money and a student “waving a handful of cash like a fan,” the lawsuit read. High school teachers, the school district, Lakeville South football coaches and local politicians followed the accounts. The school district’s official Twitter account “liked” or “Re-Tweeted” posts from the accounts, the lawsuit alleges. Students used two Twitter accounts - and - to learn about rules, information about payments, locations of the game and to post videos of “kills.” It was common for students to be chased throughout high school parking lots. Kidnappings happened after school was let out for the day, but not without a struggle, the lawsuit alleges. Players would pay money to play, with the team with one player still in the game at the end taking the pot.Īlthough schools and places of worship were considered “safe zones,” players would kidnap players from the “safe zones” and “kill” them, according to the lawsuit. Teams of students would “kidnap” and “kill” members of rival teams by shooting them with a Nerf gun or stabbing them with a plastic spoon. The lawsuit alleges Nerf War had been played by students at Lakeville South and Lakeville North high schools since about 2013. The accident “was in no way connected to a sanctioned or supported school activity,” the statement read. In a statement Thursday, the school district denied liability or fault in the crash, noting that it happened after school had let out and more than two miles from the school. The lawsuit alleges the district failed to execute its existing policies failed to develop an anti-Nerf War policy failed to warn students, parents and law enforcement about the game and failed to train employees.