“My parents raised me never to sue people especially when it’s an accident.”
Jeff Wittek just confirmed that he has no plans to sue David Dobrik after the excavator
accident that nearly cost Jeff his life.
Let’s get into why Jeff won’t be suing David, who was operating the vehicle at the
time of the incident.
Last month, Jeff Wittek shocked fans when he uploaded the second part of his YouTube
docu-series showing the build up and aftermath of his life threatening accident.
In the episode, Jeff showed footage of the accident itself, which was a result of him
being swung around at a high speed from an excavator that was being operated by David
Dobrik.
“I forgot that the biggest fucking idiot I know was driving it.
Oh shit.”
In the doc, Jeff also spoke with doctors who explained that if he had landed a few inches
differently, he could have died.
And Jeff revealed that he needed multiple surgeries on his eye which have seriously
impacted him both mentally and physically.
Fans immediately started to call David out for this irresponsible prank and for putting
Jeff’s life in danger like that.
We covered the initial reaction to this video and the backlash David has faced over it in
another Clevver video that I’ll link above for you.
But as more and more criticism of David has continued to roll in, many wondered if Jeff
would be taking legal action against David for his injuries.
During a recent livestream, Jeff revealed that he currently has no plans of suing David
over the accident.
Jeff explained that he’s loyal to a fault and that sometimes maybe it’s a bad thing,
but it’s just how his parents raised him.
“Dr. Amen was like, he brought up a lawsuit, and I was like ‘no, that never crossed my
mind.’
What we were doing was dumb, and I’m dumb for putting my life in David’s hands, and
what David did was dumb.”
And while Jeff said that the injury has continued to impact his life and he’s still in and
out of doctor’s visits, his doctor was actually the one who gave him some good advice about
pursuing a lawsuit.
“It affected my work, it affected my brain, but I’m just not that type of guy.
When Dr. Amen heard what I said about that, he was like ‘if you sue people you mentally
stay hurt.’
And that was good advice.”
Jeff says he knows people will say that’s dumb of him not to sue and that people are
entitled to their opinions, but he knows that something like money from winning a lawsuit
isn’t what’s going to help him heal and make him happy.
“If I sue David for a few million dollars and I win, then I’ve sued my friend, now
our f***ing relationship’s f***ed, and I have to know that I got this money from being
hurt.”
He said that winning a lawsuit like that would make him feel “bad for the rest of his life”
and like an “idiot.”
So instead, Jeff said that he’d quote, “rather take this and spin it into a positive thing
where I can help people that were also hurt by a friend in an accident or a family member
in an accident.
To me, that means so much more than just getting a check.”
And since this livestream, fans have been sharing their mixed reactions to Jeff’s
decision on social media.
One person wrote quote, “His advice kinda sucks for anyone who isn't rich tho?
Jeff doesn't need to sue for compensation bc he already has quality medical care/time
off work which is a super privileged position to be in so I would just keep that in mind
if u ever sustain a work related injury and wanna sue.”
Another fan chimed in saying “lmao that's not being loyal, that's called being david's
puppet”
And this person agreed tweeting “So loyalty almost cost him his life..
It's not about sueing David, its about holding him accountable for his thoughtless actions.”
But others understood where Jeff was coming from and think the responsibility actually
falls more on David like this person who wrote “He shouldn’t have to sue.
David should feel completely responsible and compelled to take care of him without being
forced.
That’s if he really gave a sh*t.”
And this fan said “This is so sad tbh.
Jeff will never live the same again, and will have difficulties his entire life because
he was used by David.
David paying him retribution is the least he could do.”
David hasn’t spoken out since Jeff revealed he has no plans to sue, though Jeff has made
it clear David has been paying for his hospital bill.
We’ll keep you posted if we hear anything from David directly.
For now, if you want more on this situation, click right over here for another Clevver
News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below what you think of Jeff’s decision.
I’m your host Renee Ariel, bye guys!