A Butler County man is suing a friend and a strip club in Pittsburgh claiming the establishment allowed the two to get drunk and end up in a DUI crash in 2018.

Trey Turnblacer filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Spearmint Rhino, a chain of strip clubs, and Jaymes Jennings, who is identified as Turnblacer's drinking partner.

The lawsuit alleges that on Feb. 18, 2018, servers at the bar on Pittsburgh's North Side violated the state's Dram Shop Act and other accompanying laws aimed at an establishment's role in maintaining public safety against overly intoxicated patrons.

According to the lawsuit, “While visibly intoxicated, Jennings, Turnblacer and their friends continued to be served alcoholic beverages by the bartenders and servers of the club, which they consumed as well.”

The club's staff, the lawsuit alleges, continued to serve Jennings alcohol, even though he “was known to be a habitual drunkard.”

As the night came to a close for Turnblacer and his group, Jennings allegedly opted to drive the group home.

After driving out of the club's parking lot, Jennings attempted to make a left turn, but instead he crashed his vehicle head on into a barrier, according to the lawsuit. The crash allegedly caused “substantial” damage to the vehicle and injured passengers.

Police at the scene reportedly observed Jennings was visibly intoxicated. He was arrested and charged with DUI.

According to court records, Jennings was charged with driving under the influence Feb. 18, 2018, and he pleaded guilty last year to driving under the influence of a controlled substance — first offense — and recklessly endangering another person. All charges related to alcohol consumption were dropped in the plea deal, so Jennings was never found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol since his guilty plea was for consuming drugs.

Along with suing Jennings for causing the crash and harming Turnblacer, the lawsuit alleges the club fell short in its duty to stop Jennings from driving while he was visibly drunk.

Turnblacer alleges the crash resulted in “serious injuries,” which included a headache, head pain and a cut to this scalp with a piece of glass lodged into the cut, and that he “endured an ambulance ride from the scene of the accident to the emergency room.”

Turnblacer also alleges the crash caused a small fracture in his spine to worsen.

In the lawsuit, Turnblacer named Jennings; Penn Ave Hospitality, the holders of the liquor license at the club; and the club's parent company, Spearmint Rhino Consulting Worldwide Inc.

The parties involved couldn't be reached immediately for comment.