Two Oklahoma businesses face negligence lawsuit following deadly car accident

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A grieving widow is suing two Oklahoma businesses, alleging their negligence contributed to a Christmas Eve crash that killed her husband and 8-year-old daughter. Kristen Robinson filed the lawsuit against an auto dealership and a brake company in Durant following the 2024 accident. The lawsuit claims that improper mechanical work performed on the family's SUV made the vehicle more likely to hydroplane before it crashed in Sherman, Texas. Will Robinson and his daughter, Clara, died after the vehicle veered into a drainage ditch during the holiday trip. The crash occurred on Dec. 24, 2024, in Sherman, Texas. The Robinson family was traveling in an SUV when the vehicle careened off the highway and crashed into a drainage ditch. Robinson and his 8-year-old daughter, Clara Robinson, died as a result of the accident. According to reports of the incident, Robinson's body was never found. The lawsuit filed by Robinson names an auto dealership and a brake company located in Durant, Okla. The legal action asserts that mechanical work performed by these businesses was done incorrectly, which, the filing claims, made the SUV more prone to hydroplaning during the trip. Robinson is seeking more than $75,000 in damages through the lawsuit. All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KFOR. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat information into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KFOR staff before being published.