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More bad news for guy who drunkenly drove golf cart into a car, fought police

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11 years ago

Nov 5, 2015

Does this look like the face of a man who “got drunk at a golf tournament, took a cart on a joyride on a public road, ran a red light, crashed into a car, fell onto the street and, while kicking and screaming, had to be wrestled to the ground by cops?”

David Ovalle of the Miami Herald reports on a ridiculous incident that has only become more bizarre.

The 2009 drunken afternoon ride of Daniel Carpenter has had some unintended consequences, not the least of which is Mr. Carpenter can’t claim the $182,429 he was awarded in a separate lawsuit.

Here’s why.

Wednesday, a Miami-Dade appeals court dispensed with the verdict in a separate 2009 suit brought by Carpenter against a driver who struck Carpenter’s vehicle on Interstate 95 in September of that year.

Carpenter sued the driver, whose lawyers allege the accident was a “minor fender bender,” after complaining of neck and back pain (although a visit to a chiropractor revealed no evidence of injury following the car accident).

And, as you probably guessed, Carpenter’s ill-fated golf course episode occurred shortly after the car accident and prior to the eventual spinal surgery, which was the core of Carpenter’s appeal for damages.

The jury in Carpenter’s original case wasn’t made aware of the golf cart wreck, or the resulting struggle with law enforcement. Thus, the judges ruled it couldn’t be determined whether whatever necessitated the spinal surgery resulted from the car accident or the golf cart accident/police altercation.

Therefore, Carpenter isn’t entitled to the damages. Or at the very least, the jury should have been privy to information about his drunken EZ-Go buffoonery and its possible causation of his back ailment, and a new trial is necessary.

Let this serve as a cautionary tale next time the beverage cart rolls by.

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Ben Alberstadt is the Editor-in-Chief at GolfWRX, where he’s led editorial direction and gear coverage since 2018. He first joined the site as a freelance writer in 2012 after years spent working in pro shops and bag rooms at both public and private golf courses, experiences that laid the foundation for his deep knowledge of equipment and all facets of this maddening game. Based in Philadelphia, Ben’s byline has also appeared on PGATour.com, Bleacher Report...and across numerous PGA DFS and fantasy golf platforms. Off the course, Ben is a committed cat rescuer and, of course, a passionate Philadelphia sports fan. Follow him on Instagram @benalberstadt.

9 Comments

Lob Wedge

Nov 7, 2015 at 5:11 pm

This is why I don’t let my kids golf. It’s just too dangerous.

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Adam

Nov 6, 2015 at 12:44 pm

You just cant cure Stupid….

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Robert

Nov 5, 2015 at 2:03 pm

Some guys just can’t handle Vegas.

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- Jon
  
  Nov 5, 2015 at 2:47 pm
  
  Some guys cant handle Hawaii
  
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devilsadvocate

Nov 5, 2015 at 1:24 pm

I enjoyed the story… Worth the 45 sec imo… Golf is not really in its big time news season folks calm down

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Tom

Nov 5, 2015 at 12:03 pm

Awww come on guy’s were your sense of humor?

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b

Nov 5, 2015 at 10:55 am

every village has their idiot…

can we stick to golf related articles from now on.

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Steve

Nov 5, 2015 at 10:27 am

And this is golf related, because he drove a golf cart drunk? This site really wants content, sometimes less is more

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