Legal Question in Traffic Law in Florida

My husband was involved in a road rage incident, which basically involved a car with two young women and himself. They brake-checked him, he ended up passing them and brake-checked them back, they exchanged some words (the passengers in the two cars annoyed with each other), and then the car with the two women called the police on my husband and claimed that he pulled up next to them, reached in their window and tried to punch the passenger. He absolutely did NOT do that, he has no criminal record, he is a stay-at-home dad, is on disability and has been waiting for a liver transplant for several years. He had our four-year-old daughter with him.

When the sheriffs arrived to our house, they asked for his story and then told him that they did not believe his story.

The sheriff is now filing charges for a simple assault against him.

Is there anything we can do other than just wait for the call or letter from the state attorney's office? This just seems so unfair that it is a he-said, she-said situation!


Asked on 3/09/10, 1:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig Epifanio Craig Epifanio, P.A.

Almost all criminal cases are he said she said. That doesn't mean he can't be convicted. Best thing you can do for now is to hire an attoreny to contact the state attorney and help him fight this charge.

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Answered on 3/20/10, 7:06 pm


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