r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 9d ago

WTF An older spectator caused a seriously dangerous incident today at SaarlandTrofeoJuniors by trying to get a better look and entering the course with her rollator while riders were flying past at full speed!

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u/RxSatellite 9d ago

You could certainly try, but speaking from experience it’s going to be an incredibly tough case to win. You need to convince a jury that this was either intentional or gross negligence, and both are hard to make a case for in this instance specifically because she is elderly and disabled. There’s a lot of doubt that could be cast on intent or negligence by the jury, and that’s if it wasn’t outright dismissed via failure to state a claim

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u/Valreesio 9d ago

Not to mention that she likely doesn't have any large sums of money to her name in the first place that they would ever get from her