Rampage's Rampage Goes from Weird to Twilight Zone - Write That Down - Comcast.net Sports

It's been nearly a year since former-UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson tore a path through the streets of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, California in his suped-up Ford F-150, prompting a hit-and-run police chase that landed him in jail and nearly cost him his UFC contract.

Jackson originally pleaded not guilty to the incident, but later changed his plea to guilty when the possibility of serving jail time was nixed.

But according to TMZ.com, the shelved case has taken a new and rather puzzling turn.

The embattled Jackson, who has gone 2-0 in the UFC since the incident, is being sued by a woman who claims that the hit-and-run incident caused her to give birth to a stillborn baby.

The plaintiff, identified as Holly Griggs, is claiming Jackson rammed into her car "so he could escape and flee the scene (hit and run)." Griggs alleges that "the impact of her abdomen with the steering wheel caused her amniotic fluid membranes (bag of waters) to rupture, ultimately resulting in the stillbirth of her baby."

Jackson was taken into custody on July 15th and booked on hit-and-run charges. MMAWeekly.com reported that after a brief investigation, the Orange County District Attorney's office ruled against additional charges related to Griggs in the case.

"We reviewed all the medical records and spoke with the victim's physician, and the evidence showed that the loss of the fetus was not related to or a result of the crash caused by the defendant," said Farrah Emami, spokesperson for the DA's office.

Grigg's civil lawsuit asks for $25,000 in damages for "property damage, personal injury and emotional distress."

What do you make of Griggs' allegations? Is $25,000 an odd sum to seek? Weigh-in here.


Message Edited by ComcastSports on 06-26-2009 03:07 PM