Car accidents and the resulting personal injuries caused by them may seem like a simple thing, but in truth car accidents come in all shapes, sizes, and motivations. Usually, car accidents are just that—accidents. But on rare occasions, such as the case of John Ferris and Kathleen Gilchrist, car accidents become quite literally a nefarious means to commit crime.

Cars as a Weapon: A Case of Extreme (and Peculiar) Crime.

Phillyburbs.com reports that the Philadelphia couple would cruise the streets of Bensalem and Philadelphia scouting for women—particularly elderly women—to collide with. Once the victim stopped, no doubt disoriented, the two would leap out and run off with their purses, sometimes taking violent measures. To anyone hurt during these attacks, we at Console & Hollawell wish you the very best health and recovery from such a traumatic experience.

What Do Malicious, Intentional Attempts to Crash a Car Mean for the Victims?

Ferris and Gilchrist’s case is an unusual one. But as such, their victims—who include an 86-year-old woman—have a powerful case on their side. Unlike car accidents, which are muddled with the grays and complexities of cause and liability, purposefully using a vehicle to cause car-on-car collisions then rob and assault the drivers is pretty cut and dry. Such a case is rife with material for New Jersey car accident attorneys and personal injury lawyers to examine and exercise the full extent of law on behalf of the people they represent.

Ferris and Gilchrist already face the possibility of first-degree felony, for which they could be sentenced twenty-years in prison. Award-winning lawyers like the Console & Hollawell team can ensure that unfortunate victims in bizarre cases like these are compensated accordingly, as justice demands.

So should you ever find yourself in as extreme a situation as this, your first course of action should be to reach out to the experts at Console & Hollawell for consultation and advice—at no expensive. Knowing what you may be entitled to is the least you can do for yourself after enduring such an ordeal.