ASHEVILLE – A teen severely injured in a fatal car crash after a school dance in 2024 has filed a lawsuit against the school and the driver, accusing both of negligence in the high-speed accident that killed two passengers.
Isabella Tarantelli of Charlotte filed the suit July 23 in Mecklenburg County Superior Court against Christ School, an all-male boarding and day school in Arden, and the driver William Neumann, 19, of Augusta, Georgia. Tarantelli was a rear passenger in the car driven by Neumann following the Christ School prom in April 2024.
According to the suit, Neumann drove the car, a 2014 Volvo sport utility vehicle, at a speed of approximately 115 mph while using the camera on his cell phone to record the car’s speed on the speedometer. Neumann, the suit says, attempted to take Exit 53B off Interstate 40 near Asheville at around 11:26 p.m. on April 6, 2024, lost control of the car, striking a tree…