Jay Cutler faces $25,000 lawsuit in DUI crash — days after he received jail time in case

Jay Cutler is now facing a civil lawsuit stemming from his 2024 DUI traffic collision in Tennessee after the person he rear-ended took action on Tuesday. 

Perry Lee — the person driving the car Cutler hit — filed a lawsuit against the former Bears quarterback on Tuesday, US Weekly reported. 

The lawsuit, which was viewed by the outlet, asserted that Cutler had been “at fault for the collision” and “failed to use reasonable and due care in the operation of the vehicle he was driving to avoid injury to other persons using the roadway, including [Lee].”

The Tennessean reported that Lee is seeking damages “in excess of $25,000.”

Lee is being represented by Morgan & Morgan founder John Morgan and lawyer Sydney Pierce in the case. 

Cutler, 42, was allegedly intoxicated when he rear-ended Lee’s vehicle, an incident that Lee said has left him with medical bills along with physical and mental suffering. 

“Our client is a veteran who was injured in a car crash due to the alleged negligence of another driver,” Lee’s attorneys said in a statement to US Weekly. “His injuries from the crash cause him daily pain and have eroded his quality of life. We are seeking justice for him so he can get the care he needs and try to move forward with his life.”

News of the lawsuit comes after Cutler was ordered to serve jail time in the criminal case related to the incident, along with paying $350 in fines, taking DUI classes, having his license revoked and serving a year of unsupervised probation. 

Cutler allegedly rear-ended Lee’s vehicle and offered him $2,000 not to call the police. 

He cut a plea deal with prosecutors last week on one count of misdemeanor DUI. 

Police found weapons in his car when they searched at the scene, but the weapons possession charge was dismissed as part of the deal. 

Cutler will report to jail on Sept. 29 to serve his sentence.