Famous artists' son, 15, killed in freak accident at elite private school loved by celebrities after Rivian EV pinned him against back of second car
Cosmo Silverman had just completed his last day of freshman year at Campbell Hall when he was fatally pinned between a Rivian in the parking lot pickup line.
The son of two famous California artists was killed after he was fatally pinned by an SUV in in his high school parking lot.
Cosmo Silverman, 15, had just completed his freshman year at Los Angeles' Campbell Hall and was on his way to begin his summer vacation when the tragedy struck in June, a lawsuit filed on Tuesday said.
The teen was crossing through the pickup line's traffic when a Rivian pinned him to a Volvo SUV.
His parents, Adam Silverman and Louise Bonnet, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday claiming the school neglected California law and failed to protect their son.
Campbell Hall is a $54,100-a-year private school which boasts A-list alumni including the Olson twins and actress sisters Elle and Dakota Fanning.
'The Silvermans’ son was their pride, their hope, their purpose, and in an instant, Campbell Hall’s negligence shattered the life that embodied everything they cherished,' the complaint, viewed by the Daily Mail, said.
The filing added that the school did not have a crosswalk to allow students to safely cross the pick up line which forced them to cross moving traffic to get to the other side.
The couple allege that Campbell Hall's traffic pattern broke California law which states that, 'vehicle traffic patterns must not interfere with foot traffic patterns.'
Cosmo Silverman had just completed his last day of freshman year and was joyfully leaving Campbell Hall's school grounds to start his summer vacation when he was fatally pinned between a Rivian and another SUV in the parking lot pickup line
His parents, Adam Silverman and Louise Bonnet, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, claiming the school neglected to follow California law and protect their son
His parents alleged that the school only took precautions after their son's death, adding in a crosswalk, stop sign, and fencing afterward (pictured: before the incident (top) and after the incident (bottom)
'Cosmo was one of many students navigating his way through a line of intermittently accelerating and stopping vehicles when he was pinned and killed between a Rivian R1S and a Volvo SUV,' the complaint read.
The school allegedly added a crosswalk, a stop sign, and fencing to prevent students from being struck by cars after Silverman's death, per the complaint.
'Only after Cosmo Silverman’s death did it take belated and elementary steps to remedy hazards that had long been apparent and contrary to best practices for maintaining safe school parking lots in California,' the complaint read.