Report: Chrysler Dealer Says Yelchin At Fault

(RTTNews) - A California Chrysler dealership blames Anton Yelchin, the Star Trek actor, for the accident that killed him few months ago after his Jeep rolled backward and crushed him between a metal gate and a brick pillar.

The car agency was responding to the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Yelchin's parents with a court filing of its own. The dealer says Anton's death was the result of his own "misuse, misapplication, or damage" of the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Actor Anton Yelchin is popular for his role as Pavel Chekov in the new "Star Trek" series. He died on June 19 after his Jeep Grand Cherokee struck him and pinned him between a brick postbox pillar and a fence after it rolled backward down a steep drive at his Studio City home.

The Jeep that killed Yelchin was part of a safety recall the government issued two months ago before Yelchin was killed, however, according to his attorney a recall notice was mailed to the actor only seven days after his death.

The dealership has asked the judge to remove them from the lawsuit.