Family suing over southern Indiana deck collapse caught on video
Deck's maker says its age should shield it from liabilty
Many of the 24 family members who fell about 15 feet when a wooden deck collapsed have filed a lawsuit over the incident.
Authorities said seven people were taken to hospitals after the Dec. 22 collapse at a neighborhood clubhouse near New Albany. The family tells WAVE-TV that three of those injured still aren't walking as they recover.
Security camera video provided by the family shows the relatives gathering for a group photo when the deck's supports give way, spilling them to the concrete below.
Jeremy Wilt's wife and daughter were on the deck when it collapsed.
"Some people called this a freak accident," Wilt told WAVE-TV. "A meteorite hitting your house would be a freak accident. This was going to fall one day."
The company that built the deck says it is shielded from liability because the deck was more than 10 years old.
Wilt has created a YouTube video as part of a grassroots campaign to educate the public about the signs of an impending deck collapse.