Two Women Sue Margaritaville Vacation Club Over Golf Cart Crash and Serious Injuries in St. Thomas
Valencia Brown and Johnnie Green claim they were ejected from a fast-moving golf cart driven by an underage operator on a steep path at Margaritaville; both suffered serious injuries and accuse the resort of negligence and poor post-incident care.
2025-07-14 14:18:00 - VI News Staff
Two South Carolina women are suing Wyndham's Margaritaville Vacation Club after they say a reckless golf cart driver caused them to be thrown from a moving vehicle and badly injured.
The civil complaint was filed last week in the St. Thomas/St. John division of Superior Court by Valencia Brown and Johnnie Green, who say they were at the resort in October 2023, guests of a timeshare owner.
The suite where the women were staying “was situated on one of the highest points on the premises,” the complaint states. The steep terrain required guests to be shuttled to and from the accommodation by golf cart, with the service managed by the resort.
On the night of October 19, 2023, the women were returning to the suite after attending a reggae event at the resort. They were in the second row of seats, and the complaint notes that there was nothing to hold on to, as the cart was designed for wheelchair accessibility.
“The driver of the golf cart was a young male who was not only driving fast but braking hard when approaching the turns and corners of the premises,” the complaint states. During the drive up to their suite, the cart reportedly hit something in the roadway, causing Ms. Browne to be thrown from the golf cart “at the edge of an extremely steep drop off, falling and impacting her buttocks, left elbow and forearm,” the lawsuit states.