Lawsuit ties 'shot girls,' fatal crash

GEORGE THOMAS Fadgen III's horrific car crash on Interstate 95 last September can be traced to "shot girls" at Club Risque, according to a lawsuit filed against the Northeast Philadelphia strip club.

Fadgen, 46, spent about four hours at the club the night of Sept. 6 before leaving in his car, the lawsuit claims. He had a blood-alcohol content of .19 at the time of the fatal crash less than a mile from Club Risque, the lawsuit said.

Fadgen, of Basile Street near Colman Road in the Northeast, used the ATM inside the bar to withdraw $100 three times, the lawsuit said.

"Club employees get commissions on every shot poured, so there is financial incentive to overlook, as in the case of Mr. Fadgen, a customer who is visibly intoxicated and should be shut off," attorney Michael F. Barrett said.

A message left by the Daily News at Club Risque on Tuesday night was not immediately returned.

The lawsuit claims the club is at fault for Fadgen's death because it failed to adhere to Pennsylvania liquor-liability laws that are meant to ensure liquor-serving establishments don't continue to serve a patron after the person is "visibly intoxicated."

- Brian X. McCrone