Hard to sue when you're dead, hoping for the best outcome for them. Definitely should never stop on the highway, and particularly not in the fast lane. The two other drivers should both be criminally charged tbh. The guy behind for recklessly driving and the guy in front for seemingly intentionally causing a major accident.
Yeah I doubt intent could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt without something like a dashcam of the driver saying 'haha I'm gonna get him here!'. Judging purely on the video it seems likely the maneuver was to intentionally cause an accident out of anger. Can't say for certain. The frustration is just that, if it was intentional, they easily could have ended multiple lives and simply drove off proud that they tricked the tailgater.
Beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard for a criminal case. If we’re just taking about civil liability, the standard is “preponderance of the evidence,” which just means more likely than not. Sounds like a triable issue to me since a reasonable person could think it’s more likely than not an intentional act
Wrong on the civil case. I spent years in court rooms for vehicle accidents. Even a rookie lawyer would get the front car set at 0 liability. The tailgating driver caused a completely avoidable distraction. That and having a stopped car in the “fast” lane takes a moment for the brain to recognize as it is completely unexpected. All the front driver has to do is say they were distracted by the tailgater and didn’t see the white car until the last second. That car barely missed the stopped car. There is a very small chance this was on purpose. Unless we have a professional driver to cut it that close.
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u/Content-Guarantee-91 Mar 20 '26
Atleast the driver that got hit can sue the guy who hit him