Miami Radio: Grieving Family Files Lawsuit In Boating Death

A grieving family has filed a lawsuit against Pitbull’s vodka brand and Miami radio personality DJ Laz following the tragedy that took one family member’s life involving the DJ and vodka brand Voli Spirits last week in South Florida, according to voxxi.com.

Victim Ernesto Hernandez’s mother, Maricel Valdez, asked for damages in excess of $15,000 in the death of her son, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday morning.

Hernandez’s cause of death is listed as “multiple chop wounds” by the medical examiner after he was reportedly in the water, trying to push off DJ Laz’s boat promoting Voli Spirits vodka after it got stuck on a sandbar on Sunday, May 4th in Key Biscayne, Fla.

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The family announced the lawsuit against Pitbull’s Voli Spirits vodka brand and DJ Laz claiming negligence.

“He jumped out in the water and he pushed the boat and he got killed by the negligence of the captain of the ship,” said attorney Carlos Silva, who represents Valdez, in a report published by NBC 6 Miami.

“He had the engines running while he was in the water trying to push the boat off the sand bar, it makes absolutely no sense.”

The lawsuit against the DJ and brand also names Park Street Imports and Plantation Boat Mart and Marina as co-defendant, identifying renowned artist Pitbull, whose real name is Armando Perez, as a spokesperson and majority owner of Voli Spirits.

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