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Former Miss. St. mascot sues ESPN, university for 2013 golf cart incident

Sam Cooper
·College football writer

Remember when the Mississippi State mascot was run over by an ESPN golf cart during the Egg Bowl in 2013?

Nearly two years later, the person wearing the costume, MSU cheerleader Michaela Mills, is suing ESPN and the university due to the injuries she sustained in the Nov. 28, 2013 incident.

According to The Clarion-Ledger, the cart ran over Mills’ leg and “caused a compound fracture of her left tibia and fibula" which "led to two subsequent surgeries immediately after the game.” In the lawsuit, which was filed Monday, Mills said she still deals with pain from the accident.

From The Clarion-Ledger:

The suit claims Mills was in the Bully costume, which limits visibility. It goes on to state neither the cart's driver nor the spotter watched where the cart was doing during an "exciting portion of the game." The lawsuit claims negligence due to a failed proper lookout, failed proper control of the cart and failed warning to Mills.

Mississippi State is listed liable under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, Miss. Code Ann. §11-46-1 et. seq.

In the lawsuit, Mills is seeking “in excess of $75,000 in damages” as a result of her injuries, “great fright and shock, pain and suffering, medical expenses, loss of enjoyment of life and all other damages naturally arising from the injuries suffered.”

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