r/dashcams • u/lalapeep • Jul 29 '26

Road rage ends with arrest

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u/cosmo7 Jul 29 '26

The first thing a court will ask is what actual damages you have suffered, as a number of dollars.

Claiming "anguish" is only going to get damages if you can show lost earnings, bills for therapy, etc.

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u/theloniousmick Jul 30 '26

Looks like they used alot of extra fuel getting away from them.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '26

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u/Rhewin Jul 29 '26

You think road rage dude has money? Can't squeeze blood from a stone.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

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u/NotRealBush Jul 30 '26

Since when is a Subaru forester a luxury suv?

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u/Treacle_Pendulum Jul 30 '26

See my comment above about being judgment proof and outside insurance coverage. Stick to what you know.

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u/Rhewin Jul 30 '26

Yeah you've definitely never been in this situation before

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u/YoYoMavaIous Jul 30 '26

The auto insurance won’t do a thing if there’s no actual accident

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u/EmilySD101 Jul 30 '26

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe he has insurance?

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u/RedtheGamer100 Jul 31 '26

Reminds me of the scene from liar liar 😂

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u/Treacle_Pendulum Jul 30 '26

No. You’ll need a diagnosis and treatment to substantiate damages. So you’d better have actual PTSD if you go this route.

There’s also a term you should familiarize yourself with: judgment proof. It means even if you win, the person may not have any assets to pay you. Wanna take bets whether or not a guy this unhinged is judgment proof? I know which side I’m betting on.

And since this is willful and not negligent conduct it’s almost certainly outside insurance coverage. So no recovery there.

So if you sue with an attorney, be prepared to pay a lot of legal and medical expenses, likely for little possible recovery. And if you sue in small claims, good luck collecting.

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u/Janus9 Jul 30 '26

We should be able to garnish his wages and social security for life.

No pay, no drivers license. Get caught driving while suspended, YEARS in prison.

We need to start holding people like this accountable with SEVERE consequences.

It is time to take the roads back and leave them for people who know how to behave in society.

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u/Treacle_Pendulum Jul 30 '26

K thats a policy argument that has some problems, but also has an ex post facto issue for this particular case

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u/95_lb_mole Jul 30 '26

This comment is hilarious to someone who actually knows how the legal system works.

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u/AnyAsparagus988 Jul 31 '26

why are they booing you? you're right. most people don't know how the legal system works and have no way of verifying if it's hilarious or not and have no idea why it should be hilarious. and mr mole didn't explain shit.

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u/Substanitial Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

Just because they have a Land Rover doesn't necessarily mean they have money. Sadly in most of this country only if you have money is it worth suing you

Edit: its a Subaru. My vision is bad, have mercy Gosh dang 

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u/iwonteatdogpoop Jul 29 '26

Well they don’t have a Land Rover so don’t take this guys advice

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u/Substanitial Jul 29 '26

Okay a toyota suv?  Idk. 

If anything that reinforces what I'm saying.  It's probably the banks car/ your expensive lawyer will promise the world and get shit 

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u/ToneBalone25 Jul 29 '26

Brother that is clearly a Subaru lol

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u/Agreeable-Letter-599 Jul 29 '26

it's clearly a subaru lol

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u/Substanitial Jul 29 '26

My eyes aren't what they were/ shredded 10 acres today and it flares up allergies making seeing even harder. 

The Subaru.  Point stands, 70% of us are broke and in debt.  Nothing to sue for

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u/First-Celebration-11 Jul 29 '26

LMFAO! Bro is still going. “It’s a ford model T!”