DULUTH, Minn. -- An honors student and standout athlete who suffered critical injuries when he was hit by a drunken driver in Duluth is suing the driver and two bars that served her alcohol.
Alexander Balluff suffered brain, kidney and spleen injuries when he was hit while walking with friends along a Duluth road last October.
Balluff and his father, Michael, are suing Julie Ann Gronski and the owners of Foster's Bar and Grill and the Runway Bar and Grill. The lawsuit alleges the bars served Gronski alcohol even though she was intoxicated. The defendants have denied the allegations. Gronski was sentenced to nine months in jail after pleading guilty to driving drunk.
The Duluth News Tribune says the Balluffs are asking for more than $50,000 in damages. A jury trial is scheduled for May.
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