Intoxicated Driver and Road Rage • Intent • Insufficient Relation and Personal Injury for IIED Claim
Vetter v. Miller, PICS Case No. 16-1032 (C.P. Berks Aug. 5, 2016) Fudeman, J. (11 pages).
Intoxicated driver’s perception of driving events led him to be caught and dragged by another vehicle to whom he had shown threatening behavior. The jury found both drivers proportionately negligent and denied plaintiff-passenger’s claim of IIED. The court did not err in its admissions of evidence at trial and denial of non-economic damages and recommended denial of plaintiff’s appeal for new trial.
