Snapchat User Sued Company for Experiencing Car Crash While Using 'Speed Filter'

A lawsuit is currently filed against Snapchat after a teenage app user disastrously crashed the car she was driving which left another person seriously injured while using the social media giant's 'speed filter'. Eighteen-year-old Christal McGee was said to have been too distracted with the app as she bragged about driving to more than 100 miles per hour.

As a result of reckless driving, Wentworth Maynard, the driver of the second car, was now disabled prompting his lawyers to file charges against Ms. McGee for negligence and Snapchat for inherently being dangerous, Independent reported.

The 'speed filter' app enables users to record their speed, impose it on an image, and share it to others online. Maynard's legal counsel said that Ms. McGee was supposedly ending her restaurant shift around the same time when Mr. Maynard was starting his Uber shift in Hampton, Georgia.

"McGee had her phone in her hand, and she started driving fast. One of her co-workers in the backseat was pregnant. She asked McGee to consider this fact and slow down. But McGee was caught up in Snapchat, a smart phone app for sharing photos and videos with friends," Mr. Maynard's lawyers said in a statement as quoted by MLN.

"McGee wanted to post an image of herself going fast. She argued that she was, 'Just trying to get the car to 100 miles per hour to post it on Snapchat'. The passenger in McGee's Mercedes saw the speed on the Snapchat filter hit 113 miles per hour. McGee said 'I'm about to post it.' At that moment, the passengers saw the Mitsubishi [driven by Mr. Maynard] ahead and screamed."

When asked for a comment on the case filed against them, Snapchat refused to discuss any detail pertaining to the case itself. However, the company maintained that it has repeatedly warned users not to use the app in a way that would harm themselves or other people.

"Do not use our Services in a way that would distract you from obeying traffic or safety laws. And never put yourself or others in harm's way just to capture a Snap," the terms of service indicates as quoted by CNET.