New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill Friday that toughens penalties for road rage. The law is named after Jessica Rogers who was paralyzed in an accident caused by road rage. NBC10’s Terry Ruggles reports.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday signed into law a bill that toughens penalties for road rage.
Christies says the law shows that people can't get away having tantrums while behind the wheel.
The bill's namesake looked on at Friday's ceremony. Jessica Rogers was riding with a friend when they were cut off by another car.
She says her friend became angry and chased after the other car. They were cut off again and their car hit a telephone pole. Rogers was left paralyzed from the chest down.
The driver spent four months in jail. Under the revised statute, a driver could be sentenced to as much as five years in jail and fined $15,000.
The bill was unanimously passed by both chambers of New Jersey's Legislature in March.
