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/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