Parents of Star Trek actor to sue over his SUV death

The parents of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin have sued the makers of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, an SUV that was under recall when it crushed and killed the 27-year-old.

Victor and Irina Yelchin filed the wrongful-death and product-liability lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday, around six weeks after their son was killed.

It contends that the gear selector in the actor’s Jeep was defective and poorly designed and manufactured.