Ongoing · Law & Policy
1d · Developing story, no final ruling
AI illustrationA stunt left a YouTuber with nine skull fractures. Should his friend pay?
Your callWho should be responsible for the injuries from the excavator stunt?
TL;DR
- 1In 2020, YouTuber David Dobrik swung friends over a Utah lake from an excavator arm, with no harness or safety gear, according to the lawsuit.
- 2Jeff Wittek slammed into the arm and suffered nine skull fractures, a broken hip and foot, and nearly lost an eye.
- 3Wittek sued Dobrik for $10 million for negligence; Wittek had agreed to do the stunt himself.




