Last month, Alan Ruck, an actor famous for many roles including in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Succession, found himself halfway into a Pizzeria while he was still completely inside of his Rivian R1T. Before getting there he crashed into another car and allegedly blew through an active intersection. The actor claims that he doesn’t remember what happened but one person he hit wants him to pay up anyway.
The crash made waves before anyone even knew that it was Ruck behind the wheel. Security camera footage shows the electric truck ramming into the back of a Hyundai Elantra before it drives through the intersection, hits a BMW SUV, and then slams into the building. After getting pushed into the active intersection, the Elantra hit a Toyota Prius. Now, the Elantra owner is suing Ruck.
That owner is Horacio Vela and he’s seeking unspecified damages from Ruck alleging that the actor was negligent behind the wheel. Vela was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and claims that he lost consciousness during the impact, sustained a subdural hematoma, and now suffers from memory issues, fogginess, and dizziness.
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Interestingly, the 67-year old actor evidently doesn’t remember what happened. Neama Rahmani, one of Vela’s attorneys, told NBC News, “Accidents happen. That’s what insurance is for. But Alan Ruck’s insurance company, State Farm, has refused to accept responsibility for the crash.”
“Ruck says he doesn’t know what happened, and the Los Angeles Police Department says it was a vehicle issue while Rivian, the manufacturer, says the truck was working properly,” Rahmani said. “In this case, multiple people were hit, and a business was damaged. We believe Ruck is responsible for the damages, and we filed a lawsuit to subpoena evidence and witnesses to prove our case.”
Notably, Rivian disagrees that its truck had any issues. In a statement to KTLA, a company spokesperson said, “Our internal examination found no indication of malfunction and that the vehicle performed as designed”. They continued, “We are fully cooperating with local law enforcement’s ongoing investigation of the incident.” Hopefully, if nothing else comes from this lawsuit we’ll get a better idea of who ultimately is to blame for the accident.