Jay Cutler‘s authorized troubles are piling up as a result of the ex-NFL quarterback has been hit with a lawsuit over his 2024 DUI crash … days after a decide sentenced him to 4 days behind bars.

In line with Us Weekly, Perry Lee — the motive force Cutler rear-ended final October — filed swimsuit in Tennessee on Tuesday, claiming the previous Chicago Bears star was “at fault for the collision.” Lee’s submitting claims Cutler was tailgating, not paying consideration, and failed to make use of “cheap and due care” whereas allegedly intoxicated.

Lee says the wreck left him with mounting medical payments, bodily and psychological struggling, and a diminished high quality of life. Lee’s attorneys John Morgan and Sydney Pierce mentioned, “Our shopper is a veteran who was injured in a automotive crash as a result of alleged negligence of one other driver … His accidents trigger him each day ache and have eroded his high quality of life. We’re searching for justice so he can get the care he wants.”

The lawsuit comes lower than every week after a Tennessee decide ordered Cutler to serve time in jail, attend DUI lessons, fork over $350 in fines, and stay underneath a yr of unsupervised probation. His license can even be revoked.

As TMZ beforehand reported, Cutler was arrested in October 2024, after allegedly rear-ending Lee’s automotive and even providing him $2,000 to not name police. Cops on scene mentioned Cutler was staggering, swaying and heavy-footed with bloodshot eyes.