Radio station sued after fatal contest

 Radio station sued after fatal contest

 

Sacramento: The radio station disc jockeys who hosted an on-air water-drinking contest knew drinking too much water quickly could be fatal but dismissed the concerns with juvenile jokes, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a contestant.

Jennifer Lea Strange, a mother of three, died in January, 12 hours after drinking as much as two gallons of water in the on-air promotion to win a Nintendo video game console.

The disc jockeys called the contest 'Hold your Wee for a Wii.' Ten employees were fired after Strange's death.