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There is no specific offense in California called “road rage.” But if you commit acts of road rage, it could lead to a driver’s license suspension as well as criminal charges for reckless driving, assault, battery, assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats.
Broadly defined, “road rage” is when a driver overreacts to some perceived provocation or slight by another driver and chooses to express his or her anger and frustration in a
How exactly the enraged driver expresses their anger will largely determine what kind of criminal charges they may face. Four possible criminal charges for a road rage incident are:
As explained below, the California DMV under 13210 CVC can suspend your driver’s license for engaging in road rage.
Road rage can lead to such criminal charges as assault, battery, and reckless driving.
If you engaged in road rage, 13210 CVC permits the California DMV to suspend your driver’s license for:
There are two ways the DMV can suspend your license for road rage:
Either way, you can request an administrative hearing to challenge the license suspension. You are allowed to have a criminal defense attorney to represent you.6
No. However, an episode of road rage could make you vulnerable to such criminal charges as:
These crimes can be misdemeanors or felonies depending on whether the incident involves weapons or causes injuries.
Yes. The California DMV can punish you for a road rage incident by suspending your driver’s license for six months for a first-time offense or one year for a subsequent offense. The DMV can do this even if you never get charged or convicted of a crime.
Depending on the circumstances of the case, you may try to fight road rage-related criminal charges by arguing:
If you are the victim of road rage, you may be able to sue the at-fault parties for:
You can seek money damages to compensate you for:
You may also be eligible for punitive damages if the at-fault party acted in a particularly shocking or malicious way.7
If you have been charged with a crime relating to a road rage incident, give our experienced and aggressive California criminal defense attorneys a call to discuss your case. (For Nevada law, see our article, “Road Rage in Nevada Can Drive You Straight To Jail.”)
A former Los Angeles prosecutor, attorney Neil Shouse graduated with honors from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School (and completed additional graduate studies at MIT). He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Dr Phil, The Today Show and Court TV. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys.