CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The family of a man killed during a deadly boat crash on Lewis Smith Lake in April is suing Major League Fishing and several others for negligence related to his death.

The family of Jeffrey Little, who died in the crash, is suing the fishing tournament operation along with the organization's president, Boyd Duckett, saying they acted negligently, which led to Little's death during an MLF fishing event on Smith Lake back on April 16.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said that Little was killed when he was thrown from the center console boat he was in after it collided with a nitro bass boat. The lawsuit also names Flint Davis, who was driving the nitro bass boat, and Gary Holcombe, who police said was operating the boat Little was in.

The family said in t

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