College football star sued over golf cart incident

Cam Skattebo, a college football star prepping for the NFL Draft this year, was involved in a golf cart incident in 2023. On July 31, Skattebo allegedly did something he shouldn’t have with a cart and it might land him in a courtroom. The former Arizona State star is reportedly being sued.

Cam Skattebo slapped with lawsuit over golf cart crash

Mattheos Katergaris, the plaintiff in this lawsuit, had reportedly filed one against the Arizona Board of Regents back in May but has now officially named Cam Skattebo in the suit as well. He alleges it was the running back’s fault that the accident occurred and seriously injured him.

Golf carts, as any golfer knows, are not heavy-duty vehicles. They’re meant to carry a couple of people and some clubs at most. That’s not what Skattebo allegedly used them for. The team had allegedly been warned that the golf cart they would use could only handle 600 pounds or basically two people. That’s typically how many ride in one on a golf course.

Per Yahoo! Sports, Skattebo is accused of jumping on as a third player and then jumping up and down. “The suit says a third player, Skattebo, ‘then jumped on the back of the golf cart’ and ‘jumped up and down on the rear bench as the golf cart traveled a considerable distance. Subsequently, the rear bench of the golf cart structurally failed.’ Katergaris fell from the cart and ‘sustained serious bodily injury, which resulted in months of medical care.'”

The board that was initially sued responded that Katergaris had overdone his medical treatment for the injuries and incurred “unnecessary or unreasonable” expenses as a result. They also alleged that Arizona State had already paid most of the bills and the lineman didn’t need a lawsuit to be able to afford them.

The school board did concede that it “has reason to believe Defendant Skattebo boarded the back of the golf cart while two other players were sitting on the rear section” and “admits that the rear bench of the golf cart broke.” That’s bad news for the running back who is trying to get drafted to the NFL this April.

Katergaris, a walk-on who is no longer on the team, is reportedly seeking damages of at least $300,000 and is alleging one count of negligence each for both Skattebo and the board. Skattebo ended his collegiate career last year by helping ASU get into the College Football Playoff and rushing for over 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns.