Family of Murdaugh boat crash victim Mallory Beach gets $15M in wrongful death settlement

The family of a woman who died in a booze-fueled boat crash aboard a vessel owned by the Murdaugh family received a $15 million settlement from a convenience store owner who sold Alex Murdaugh’s underage son liquor before the ride, a report said.

Attorneys for the family of 19-year-old Mallory Beach told Fox News that Parker’s Corporation, which owns the South Carolina convenience store, settled with the family for $15 million in a wrongful death lawsuit.

“It wasn’t about the money, but that’s a number that represents a level of accountability that they hope would make people who sell alcohol take their responsibility seriously and keep it out of the hands of minors,” said attorney Mark Tinsley, who represents the Beach family.

“The Beach family didn’t want this settlement confidential because they want other ‘Greg Parker’s’ to know, that if you sell alcohol illegally, you will be held accountable.”

Paul Murdaugh, son of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh, was 19 years old when he purchased alcohol at Parker’s convenience store with his brother Buster’s ID on Feb. 23, 2019.

Paul was driving the boat when it crashed into a bridge, causing Beach to be thrown from the vessel into the frigid water.

The young woman’s body was found 8 days later.

Attorneys for Parker’s had argued that Paul “defrauded” the store when he purchased the drinks with a valid South Carolina Driver’s License.

The Beach family has already won a settlement with the Murdaugh family over the 2019 crash.

At the time of his June 2021 murder, Paul was facing charges of boating under the influence causing severe bodily injury and death.

He had pleaded not guilty.

His father, Alex Murdaugh, was sentenced to two life sentences in March for gunning down wife Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, at the family’s Moselle hunting lodge in June 2021.