Irina Yelchin, mother of the late actor Anton Yelchin, talks to the media as attorney Gary Dordick, left, and Victor Yelchin, Anton's father, look on after filing a wrongful-death and product-liability lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, Aug, 2, 2016. Anton Yelchin was crushed by his Jeep when it rolled backward down the driveway of his Los Angeles home on June 19. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
LOS ANGELES — The parents of “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the makers of Jeep Grand Cherokees, claiming the company manufactured unsafe gear selectors that led to their 27-year-old son being crushed in his own driveway.
The actor’s 2015 Cherokee rolled backward down a driveway of his home on June 19, pinning him between a mailbox and a security fence.
