No charges for LaMelo Ball after 2-vehicle crash in Uptown
This is completely insane after watching the video
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/no-charges-lamelo-ball-after-2-vehicle-crash-uptown/325YD526MVFMFDLYPSGFN5OS5M/
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball will not face charges after a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Uptown Charlotte.
Money
If I got in an accident with Lamelo, my back, neck, and legs suddenly all start hurting really bad
I’d have nerve pain in all four extremities.
I promise I’m looking like glass bones from SpongeBob, even if it was a love tap bump accident
I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep.
fortunately, even with the broken arms, mom is there to help…
I’d be walking around with a neck brace
Your neck, your back…
My client is suing for substantial damages to their neck, their back, their pussy, and their crack.
I would say my balls hurt 😂
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*Cash is King
Chrasht his car
It says “In God We Trust” right there on the bill!
Christ much come in the form of an under the table cash settlement
Well, first of all, through God, all things are possible, so jot that down.
Stupid, science bitches.
What are you talking about lol? Outside of drunk driving, when the fuck do people get charged from a traffic accident?
Uhhh….when they drive recklessly and it leads to an accident?
That is most accidents
Reckless driving is a charge.
you need to be doing something way more reckless than slightly veering out of your lane to get reckless driving.
that is as easy as saying “a light deflected off the building at a weird angle and i winced for a second and i guess my car swerved, my b heres my insurance”
done. you can even get out of hit and runs by saying “i was scared but as soon as i was asked about it i am cooperating my b”
He’s got a well documented history of ignoring traffic lights and questionable driving.
Just because he was at fault doesn’t mean he was reckless driving, there’s nothing on video that could prove that in court.
Why would there be charges, it’s an accident .
None of these people have ever been in a wreck. Which is good! They’re probably better drivers than LaMelo, but they clearly dont get most of the time an accident is because of someone negligences and no one gets charged because of that alone. This isn’t really about money any of us could do what he did tomorrow and we’d probably get the same punishment.
I don’t think that kind of tank should be allowed to be on the road, but what do I know I’m European.
Does no charges mean no ticket? Typically someone gets a ticket.
A ticket doesn’t stem from a criminal charge though. It’s a citation (as opposed to a misdemeanor or felony)
“Whoopsies” is enough
in USA no drugs alcohol or injuries pretty much. You can disagree but that is the way the laws are written.
For real tho, trade information and call it a day
But have you taken into account that this sub doesn’t like LaMelo Ball, and therefore he should go to jail?
lmao
having a car accident isnt a criminal charge.
the other driver will make their money in the injury claims they present either to the insurance or to the courts in civil proceedings.
if a car accident was a criminal activity, then like 25% of the people you interact with daily are criminals.
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I’ve seen the video. Yes, it was egregious and reckless. No, that doesn’t normally result in criminal charges. Lots of car accidents are egregious and reckless that still almost never result in criminal charges. Usually the driver has to be committing another crime or getting charged with a DUI.
Now that won’t stop Ball from getting sued for a fuck ton due to how this was entirely his fault.
nah, unless they can prove he was drunk or texting theyre not gonna charge someone for a car accident.
this is how most countries but especially america work.
You definitely get charged and are found at fault if you’re speeding or recklessly driving otherwise.
Thats because speeding is illegal
Reckless driving only is charged when you are doing an illegal moving violation intentionally.
Obviously if you intentionally drive in an illegal manner you get charged. But without evidence (like DUI or textint) you wont
So you mean if you will be charged if you are committing a crime like speeding or reckless driving??
Yall act like this dude was in the Epstein files lmao
He doesn’t have that kind of money
Also he’s 24 and the Epstein files cover activity in the 2000s and 2010s. If LaMelo was in them it’d be because he was a victim lmao.
Broke people do shit like this too. See: your local Nissan Altima drivers
This person knows what’s up. Altima drivers in Atlanta are special.
I dunno.
Prosecutors tend to be hesitant to pursue charges for car crashes, in large part because every defense attorney ever is going to call for a jury trial & juries tend to sympathize with drivers. “This could be me after looking at my phone”.
Terminal car brain in this country.
We live by different sets of rules in this country
Most people don’t get charged for a car accident, even if clearly negligent, unless they’re drunk or under the influence of drugs. It’s extremely rare to see criminal charges from a wreck like his. It has nothing to do with who he is.
Can confirm, I caused 3 accidents in my early 20s when I was an idiot. One injured someone. I’ve never had a ticket let alone been charged. Sued for it however.
Sometimes you’ll get a ticket. It varies by state and situation. And yeah, you can definitely get sued. But criminal charges beyond a ticket for running a red light or something? Vanishingly rare. In fact I’ve been handling cases involving car wrecks for going on two decades and have never seen a charge unless alcohol or drugs were involved.
Actually once I saw a “criminally negligent homicide” charge. It was a misdemeanor. And a baby died in the wreck where someone ran a stop sign.
That’s insane.
Maybe not criminal charges, but tickets are absolutely normal.
Yeah someone else just posted to mine that tickets are pretty rare unless substances are involved.
I will say maybe it’s because my accidents seemed more accidental than pure recklessness
I made a left turn from a stop sign and hit a car coming on the street I was turning onto
My car started spinning out and hit someone, I wasn’t speeding, to this day I’m not sure how it happened but I was at fault.
I ran a red light. There are two red lights close together and I was accidentally looking at the further set of lights and when it turned green i went. This is when I hurt someone. Thankfully no crashes in 10 years now
At least 1 and 3 would have been prevented if I paid better attention
I had 2 accidents in 2 different states between age 18-21.
One was a minor fender bender in CT (didn’t hit brake fast enough and tapped a bumper, no injuries).
One I hit the clutch instead of brake and spun out and trunk hit a tree in NC (didn’t make contact with anyone else).
Both times I got tickets. I’m a white male.
I’ve never known someone who didn’t get some kind of ticket when at fault for an accident.
I literally had a friend skid out on a highway and go into a median and total his car and they gave him a speeding ticket lol.
You are just lucky
Tickets are normal in some places. Common even. Just not charges beyond tickets. And there are states where unless an officer witnesses the offense, they can’t cite someone. So even if they’re pretty sure a red light was run and it caused the wreck, they can’t cite the person. In this wreck, they’ve got video, so I guess they could give him a ticket for failing to maintain his lane. But I don’t think that’s what people are really wanting. They want criminal charges, not a traffic citation.
Different country obviously but in Canada I got a $300 ticket and my licence suspended for tapping my phone to change a song at a red light lmao
I mean I fully deserved it for the record but it’s funny how different the 2 countries are
I mean you can definitely get a ticket here in Florida for touching your phone while driving (and points towards suspension I believe). Traffic tickets are actually very common here, I guess just not if you crash lmao.
canadian as well, i was at fault for a crash when i was younger and there was no ticket, just demerits. to be fair, demerits make your license renewal fees go up hundreds of dollars so it ends up costing more in the end
i do think it varies quite a lot by province though. i’m manitoban and i always laugh a bit at the signs ontario has along the transcanada like “40kmh over is a \(200 fine!!!" or something like that, when manitoba will throw like \)400+ at you if you get caught going, like, even only 5-10 over
Yeah I know people are mad in general right now but this type of comment drives me crazy. Unless he was drunk this was just a normal traffic accident. Tons of people are terrible drivers.
No kidding like this is not even remotely surprising
This happens like a thousand times a day in the US, bad drivers are literally everywhere you don’t go to prison for sucking shit at driving you just get points on your license and your insurance premium goes up
Maybe people should though
There isn’t enough room in jail for all the people that cause accidents. There were 2.24 million accidents in the USA that caused injury or death in 2024, with probably 90%+ being caused by shitty drivers.
You can’t argue with these people. They hate LaMelo Ball for some reason, so they want him to be thrown in jail for a traffic violation and causing an accident.
Sports fans are fucking weird.
Yeah. I mean dude is a dumbass for sure. Doesn’t mean he should go to jail.
Bro wtf! You’re ruining my guys class war narrative how could you do him like this?
Yeah but you can sue
Probs just offered a piss load of money
Could get away with it in every country
Absolutely not in Australia. Its up to the police to charge the offender, whether or not the 2 parties come to an agreement of $$ before.
It’s technically the same in the US, just the District Attorney not the cops. Only in certain cases the victim has to agree to press criminal charges but I think that’s pretty loose and state by state.
The victim can press for the DA to charge the defendant. They can’t charge themselves. Hence the term “press for charges” or “press charges” - it’s pressing the DA to do it.
But the DA can always do it on their own. It’s less common for the DA to file charges without the cooperation of the victim, but it does happen. Especially when the victim and defendant are related.
It’s less common for the DA to file charges without the cooperation of the victim, but it does happen.
exactly. “pressing charges” basically just means you’re signaling your intent to cooperate with the DA if they choose to file charges. but I have very much learned the unfortunate way that it is not at all up to you, even if you’re a victim of a crime.
That’s how it is in America too. In both countries you can just bribe the cops and/or judge/prosecutor
It’s a car accident, not the Epstein Files
reminder this sub is full of 14 year olds that don’t know how real life works
tbh I was 14 years old when I first got on this sub so this tracks
Lmao yes but not in this case. It’s a simple traffic violation
It’s a car accident wth is there to charge
Yeah I think most of us are confusing traffic violations with criminal charges. Criminal charges don’t really come up from traffic accidents unless they were driving under the influence, leaving the scene, or if they ended up killing someone.
Melo was lucky. He’ll just be hit with distracted driving or something, which is just a traffic violation. It’s something you “cite” someone with, not “charge”.
Edit: Wait. Article says nobody was “cited” for the crash. I’m bringing my pitchfork back out.
What charges were there supposed to be??
It was a car accident
Whatever. You exchange insurance info. File a police report and go. Unless you are intoxicated you are not getting charged.
What? Unless LaMelo was inebriated, it was just simply an accident. He will provide restitution to the injured party.
These types of comments genuinely have to be satire or something
Charges for what? People wanna whine and throw a self pity party about everything nowadays.
Yeah but in this case who cares.
At most he’d be paying out money to the state, it wasn’t a serious accident that caused bodily harm. He was never getting jail time, NBA player or not.
He is a dumbass who does stupid shit, but people treating him like he is a corrupted politician
In fairness, our justice system barely gives a shit about poor people causing car accidents too.
Does a guy who rear ends you deserve criminal charges?
LaMelo and his lawyers probably threw the other driver a fuck ton of money and a new car in exchange for dropping the charges.
I mean I feel like everyone would take that in a heart beat
Not how it works.
Regular people never get to decide wether or not to press charges, that’s the DA’s decision.
I mean the aggrieved party most likely was paid handsomely this seems reasonable
It’s been reported on social media that LaMelo has been doing similar stuff to this for a long time now. He’s been seen and video’d running red lights exiting the stadium after games. People on the street see him driving in Downtown Charlotte and avoid crossing the street even with the right of way because he’ll just blow through the light or drive on the wrong side like he did here
Being a star athlete (or musician) and you will be loved no matter what you do. See also: Brown, Chris
Do people in charlotte even like Lamelo? Hes a bozo and kinda an empty stat guy
Pretty sure he got the most fan votes for the all star game last year. Kids love Lamelo
Yeah but this Redditor is calling him a bozo
Is he not a bozo?
Lamelo and Ja. My nephew had the shoes and the iPhone background. We live in New Jersey
You’re on Reddit way too much if you think people don’t like lamelo
Yes, we do, and while his driving is atrocious and they need to get him a driver, his terrible driving makes him even more of a Charlottean
That’s what I’m saying if it wasn’t for the camo Lambo that accident could of easily been Blake from finance every other time
Wrong timing. You’re like 3 or 4 months too late for this dude, this narrative is dead and it’s wasn’t even true
These people don’t even watch box scores or highlights. Just comment threads
70 people upvoted that shit lol. Like the Hornets were ravaged by injuries, Melo himself wasn’t able to play. People are way too reactionnary, like I didn’t even understood why the “trade Melo at the beginning of the year”, you don’t trade your player at their lowest like the Hawks with Trae Young.
He’s not an empty stat guy
No one has any issues with him in the city he just normal person to everyone lol
Gen Z gonna do Gen Z stuff
His teams significantly better with him on the floor. Hes like the opposite of an empty stats guy right now.
I’d say “void of legal culpability” would be more accurate
Comparing a bad driver to a domestic abuser with a repeat history is kind of insane.
Lol this is reddit, they rapidly swivel between the US has too big of a prison system and anyone who slightly inconveniences them should be locked up for good.
This place has a crazy strong blood lust
Someone who consistently breaks laws should have their license revoked. Anyone else who commits a hit and run will go to jail. It’s just the system working as intended: if you have money, you don’t suffer consequences.
So he’s like any driver with a popcorn muffler in Uptown Charlotte then
I saw a video earlier and it was just various accounts of lamelo terrorising the streets of Charlotte to the point where he’s like a mini villain 😭
Unfortunately most Charlotte drives are that bad
What a cunt.
At this rate he’s among the best drivers in Charlotte
At this rate he’s gonna kill someone someday
Y’all know basically no car accidents involve charges unless the person responsible was drunk or committed an additional crime right? He probably got a citation and a mark against his license depending on how the state handles that, but that’s not the same thing as criminal charges.
People in this sub apparently have never seen a car accident before LaMelo lol. Acting like he shot someone in the head.
Edit: You can criticize LaMelo’s recklessness and also acknowledge this isn’t a situation that typically results in legal charges. Both are true
It’s worth criticizing when it’s a pattern of behavior. Doesn’t help that he’s driving a douchemobile wrapped in the rich douchebag skin either.
Driving carelessly, so bad that he’s on the opposite side of the road, and could have easily killed someone. This isn’t a simple nose to tail.
Asshole drivers will always give asshole drivers a pass
There are a lot of car accidents where the driver is driving carelessly and is entirely at fault. They still don’t usually result in criminal charges.
I saw someone in this sub comparing him to Henry Ruggs.
Because this is totally the same as speeding 150mph down public roads while drunk.
Someone compared him to Chris Brown
Bro, what
I feel like plowing head-on into someone in your ridiculously oversized dipshit-mobile is very close to that. Someone could have died. Just because government safety standards assuring airbags and proper restraints prevented that doesn’t mean there doesn’t need to be accountability for what could be the worst case scenario.
Everyone knows the best way to legally get rid of someone is by hitting them with your car
Thank you bro I’m losing my mind looking at some of these comments
This is definitely what confused me about the post title lol
Remember, these subs are full of kids who can’t get their license yet.
Edit: oh, if he left the scene that’s something that might get a charge. Nah, this is nothing.
He left after giving his information to police. He just got picked up instead of leaving with the tow like a normal person this isn’t that deep
Oh, so it wasn’t “just got in another car and dipped”. Why all this is outrage? He fucked up, but did nothing illegal. Accidents happen.
Depends on the state. Virginia hands our reckless driving charges like candy, even without an accident
Some insanely ignorant comments in here
reckless driving is a charge in NC for driving recklessly, excessively fast, or without regard for safety. its a It is a Class 2 misdemeanor, not just a traffic ticket with up to 60 day jail time, possible license suspension, and fines of $1000
its clearly documents multiple times with videos that he doesn’t regard any ones safety on the road
but i get it, hes a celebrity so we should just wait for him to kill someone before charging him
Reckless driving is a crime
Downvoted for the truth
I mean this is pretty standard. Was alcohol a factor? If the answer is no, move to the next question. Was there criminal recklessness? If the answer is no, write the crash report, issue citations, and tow the vehicles. Is Lamelo dumb? Yes. Could you say texting and driving is reckless? Sure. However, I’m assuming there’s already a statute covering it in North Carolina so I don’t think anything other than a drove wrong way and texting while driving citation is needed.
Hope at the very least the person he smashed into gets covered and aren’t injured. A famous rich person hitting you is like second best next to a city employee hitting you if it has to happen.
Criminally, a citation “fixes” the issue. However, I’m sure there is still some grounds for a civil lawsuit. But I’m not a lawyer. Just a dumb city cop in Texas.
EDIT: spelling
i hope somebody on the force with you knows your reddit handle
I’ve doxxed myself enough that one of my buddies has found it. If you’re seeing this Nathan, fuck you.
yeah fuck Nathan
Ay yo fuck that Nathan guy
Yeah I’m trying to figure out what the charges would be. Definitely a ticket/fine, probably some sort of civil settlement.
No no no go with the popular narrative instead
criminal recklessness In criminal law, recklessness is a state of mind where an individual consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that their actions will cause harm
criminal recklessness
In criminal law, recklessness is a state of mind where an individual consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that their actions will cause harm
IANAL but it seems like he was 100% criminally reckless by that definition (first one on google)
I mean of course not, you don’t typically see charges for crashes like this lol
He’s still probably gonna end up paying for repairs
Right? This is clickbait at it’s finest
Yeah and it’s crazy to me that people in the comments are acting like regular folk are commonly catching jail time for car accidents
Yeah some of these comments are really exposing the children who don’t know how real life works lol.
Yeah, at most you get a ticket and a huge increase in insurance premiums.
It’s Clickbait, but it’s fucking working. Just look at this comment section! Hell, look at the whole NBA Reddit for the last week since this happened. There’s so many posts about this and so many people are unbelievably angry about a car accident.
Feels like these people want him to be dragged through the streets. LaMelo is dumb for causing an accident, but it’s just a car accident. These people are fucking insane.
People are getting mad for nothing. It’s a car crash, not manslaughter. Unless he was intoxicated, or he ran from the scene, there is no “crime”
Does NC not have reckless driving?
Accidents happen - I also often crash into people while texting and driving.
As my Great Grandfather used to say to me - “the Lord gives his most oblivious pedestrians to his drunkest drivers!”
Clickbait headline; no charges does not mean no tickets. He’s clearly at fault and was likely slammed with tickets and then will be sued in civil court
“I’ll give you a million cash if you don’t sue me.” - lamelo, probably
His agent yes. Lamelo probably walking around clueless no care in the world.
You do realize that your insurance company pays for any lawsuit related to an accident up to an astonishingly high amount?
Literally what you pay insurance for
There aren’t close to a million dollars of damages here you guys need to understand that.
charges have nothing to do with a payment to the other party, but some floor seats for the DA would probably help him out
Is everyone on this sub 15? Why would he be charged lol
People on here damn near wanted her to die so he’d get vehicular manslaughter
Anyone who thought charges were even possible is a dummy
I’m convinced this sub is full of teenagers who haven’t started learning how to drive yet.
What exactly would he be charged with? He probably got a traffic ticket that he’ll pay. He wasn’t intoxicated. Nobody was injured, and he’ll probably buy the other driver a new car for their trouble.
This sub just loves to rage at LaMelo because he’s LaMelo
Here in California, grandmas run over families and get away without prison time. And cannot even be sued for damages
I mean what would he be charged for? It’s a car accident, insurance will handle jt
Whats he gonna get charged with? He wasnt intoxicated, its an at-fault accident. They go through insurance if he doesnt just pay for damages.
Wont be surprised if the other driver tries to sue for injuries tho, they could see this as an opportunity
Hopefully lamelo buys him a new vehicle and pays for any medicals.
Why would he? I’m sure his insurance would take care of all that , clearly his fault
LaMelo absolutely drives like a reckless idiot, but the way a lot of y’all are acting like he just shot someone is crazy lol.
This thread is really showing how much of this subreddit is made up of children
They don’t understand how insurance actually works because they’re still on their parents insurance.
Can’t wait to see the next video of him driving recklessly.
TBH I don’t really care too much about the guy but in today’s world it sucks to see rich people continue to get away with shitty behavior with zero consequences.
We all hate it till we can do it ourselfs. Freedom + bald eagle screech
This comment section is so stupid.
None of you would be getting charged with anything in his shoes either. At most you get a citation for failing to maintain lane or failure to yield if he was turning; but I’ve never heard of someone getting cited after the fact.
Stupid lamelo, hope he grows up fast.
But /r/nba told me he fled the scene of the crash and was on the run
Fucking clown show this place is.
Why is it completely insane? Most car accidents don’t result in charges, doesn’t mean he’s not at-fault though. He’d only be charged if he was under the influence or committed a crime.
It’s just a car accident so duh that happened. You usually don’t face charges after an accident unless you cause serious injuries. All he has to do is exchange insurance with the victim and send them some money.
C.R.E.A.M
Charges for what? This is a civil case
Gotta love to see a winners mindset and grind, Lamelo ain’t gonna be satisfied until he personally wrecks all of Charlotte
If this was an isolated incident I dont think people would really care. It’s the fact theres a pattern of behavior with careless driving. It’s a matter of time beforr he seriously injuries himself or someone else driving like this
He probably got a ticket for reckless driving and potentially points on his license depending on his driving history. Potentially the other driver sues his insurance company for a nice chunk of change.
He took a wide right didn’t he? he is driving a tank, unless they can prove he was under the influence or driving recklessly they wouldn’t charge most people. I got totaled and it was a ticket for following too closely as the only penalty for the driver.
It’s absolutely wild what we let people get away with behind the wheel of a car in this country. If you caused this much destruction any other way you’d be faces charges.
That’s how car accidents work unless you were drinking and driving. This would be the same if you were poor or rich.
I mean what do you charge him with? He can be cited for going into oncoming traffic but that isn’t a criminal offense.
Disgusting. Perhaps he or his agent bribed some local officials?
That doesn’t mean no lawsuit which will be settled very quickly
Can’t he just hire a 24⁄7 driver?