As if the life of Quinton Jackson couldn’t get any worse, it does. When Jackson went on his hit and run spree just two weeks ago, many felt his actions weren’t severe enough to warrant any hard time behind bars. After all, he didn’t really hurt anyone, right? We’re not so sure anymore.
Apparently, Jackson did injure innocent bystanders as he struck the vehicle of Holli Griggs who was 16 weeks pregnant at the time. Not much was known about the mother and her unborn child until yesterday when the Daily Pilot reported that Griggs suffered a miscarriage.
Unless Griggs was injured sometime after the accident with Jackson, it’s about to get very messy for the former light heavyweight champion.
You can view pictures of Quinton Jackson’s “rampage” here. The original story of the injured Holli Griggs is here.
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August 2nd, 2008 at 6:19pm
Anyone know how that transfers into the court of law?
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:44pm
Curtis - I can give you a general idea of how it transfers into a court of law (being that I just finished the North Carolina bar exam 2 days ago).
It all turns on how California treats the unborn. Most states make the cut-off at the point where the fetus is viable. For example, if California makes this destinction and the woman was 16 weeks pregnant, then he is less likely to be charged with manslaughter. I have no idea when a fetus is viable, but my fiance said 16 weeks (4 months) is not viable.
The problem for Rampage is that, even if he avoids being charged criminally, you can bet on a civil suit. Given the sequence of events that led to the woman being injured, it will be easy to prove that Rampage was negligent and collect a hefty sum.
But, once again, this is only my guess since everything turns on what California law is and how it treats many of these things. All in all, does not look good for Rampage.
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:57pm
Here is a link to a good article at MMA Payout assessing the other legal implications facing Rampage.
http://www.mmapayout.com/2008/07/assessing-the-legal-charges-against-quinton-jackson/
August 3rd, 2008 at 9:09am
Lucas,
Thanks, where did you get your Law Degree from? My aunt is doing the same around the Greensboro area. I think she goes to Elon.
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:19pm
people are trying to tag Quinton with causing this miscarriage. Unless her stomach was sideswiped, I doubt the trauma from this one event triggered her miscarriage. I’m not saying it didn’t happen nor is it impossible, just improbable, regardless whether a doctor can link the two together or not.
1 in every 5 pregnancies ends in a miscarriage. They are extremely common and unless it was a DIRECT result of her injuries, I think it was unnecessary and unprofessional to publish that information in the first place.
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:45pm
Keep in mind that Holli Griggs is over the age of 35 and considered high-risk. A miscarriage can occur after the first three months and can be caused by a variety of things, including urine problems, the cord, the placenta, trauma, or stress.
According to WebMD:
Not good either way.
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:38pm
Billy - sorry buddy but I think you’re wrong on this one. While I’m no expert of pregnancy (and I’d like to keep it that way for as long as possible), it doesn’t take someone sideswiping her stomach directly to cause a miscarriage. As Brandt pointed out above, there are numerous potential causes of a miscarriage. Unfortunately, we are speaking in the context of a lawsuit, so a medical certainty is not required. Essentially, she would have to prove that it was more likely than not. Not as high of a standard as one would expect.
With regard to it being irresponsible to publish such things - these are all matters in the public domain. We are not talking about any private details of anyone’s life. Rampage did something stupid and extremely dangerous. Say what you will about what may have caused him to do this, but these are the results of him acting in such a dangerous way. Whether the collision caused the miscarriage is not for us to decide, but I suspect it will be decided in a court of law (most likely in the form of a civil lawsuit). I was merely pointing out the potential legal implications that such a situation may give rise to.
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:40pm
Curtis - I went to law school up in New York at Pace Law School. If your aunt was just taking the bar exam, then we were both in Raleigh this past week together. If so, hope she passed because its not a very fun experience.
August 3rd, 2008 at 8:52pm
Even if there wasn’t a miscarriage, the man should be paying “hard time.” He put lives in danger and evaded the law and should be sent to prison for awhile.
If it can be proven his actions caused a miscarriage then it should be treated as manslaughter, at the least. Everyone needs to forget about him being a MMA superstar.
That being said, he should spend some “hard time” in prison regardless.
August 15th, 2008 at 11:26am
Before posting people should do research on the situation. This women accusing Jackson of a miscarriage has had multiple miscarriages before. Linking the accident and what happened is foolish. He did nothing wrong to warrant any jail time what so ever.
August 15th, 2008 at 11:40am
Post up those medical records, Brett! I’m interested to see if she does have a past history with pregnancy problems.
In all fairness, I’m sure you are just taking some news your heard somewhere…kinda like what we did. But, a miscarriage after a car accident is nothing to write off. Juries love to give people money for their misfortunes and it’s not our choice to say that he’s innocent or not. Hear that, Dana White?