Settlement in teen's alcohol-tied death

A lawsuit filed in August against the owners of a Sahuarita convenience store by the parents of a boy who died in an alcohol-related crash has been settled.

The attorneys on each side of the case, David Dwyer and Steve Corradini, declined to disclose the amount of the settlement -- which was reached earlier this month during mediation.

Kelly and Christina Ott sued 1-Stop Market Inc. and owners Richard and Bernice Jensen claiming clerks sold their 17-year-old son Wesley Edward Ott alcohol when they should have known he was underage and intoxicated.

Ott was driving a 2006 Chevrolet pickup truck at high speed when he lost control near McGee Ranch and White Hills roads, causing the truck to roll several times, according to Pima County Sheriff's Department officials.

Ott and Anthony Gonzalez, 19, were thrown from the truck.

Ott died and Gonzalez was critically injured.

The Otts sought unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, claiming the defendants' actions were "negligent and/or reckless, wanton and intentional."

Dwyer, who represented the Otts, and Corradini, who represented the Jensens, said the settlement did not require anyone to admit responsibility.

Dwyer said he thinks everyone involved in the settlement was "satisfied" with the result.

Corradini agreed.

"Mr. Jensen was very sad about what occurred and he felt bad for the family," Corradini said. "I think he's relieved to have the lawsuit resolved."