He said, she said – NASCAR driver’s attorney proclaims client’s innocence It’s no secret to anyone in the racing world that Kurt Busch has a temper but one of Houston’s highest profile defense lawyers, Rusty Hardin, is defending the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, saying abuse allegations by Patricia Pauline Driscoll, a Washington D.C. defense contractor and Busch’s former girlfriend, “are a complete fabrication.” He was also quick to point out Busch’s past flashes of anger – many of which have been caught on camera – are related to his client’s life on the track and not his private affairs when he’s just trying to be a regular guy. As for his thoughts on Driscoll, Hardin’s words painted a picture that showed her to be a liar and someone out to ruin Busch’s life. In taking the defense of his client a step further, Hardin essentially accused Driscoll of attempting to extort money from Busch in the six weeks prior to her claim that the racecar driver smashed her head against the wall inside his motor coach, during the fall race at Dover International Speedway on September 26. He added, that it wasn’t until Busch sought legal counsel and began fighting back against Driscoll’s demands for money and other property that she drove to Delaware on November 5, with just over a week left in the NASCAR season, to file her claim of abuse. On Monday, Busch and Driscoll will face each other again as the Kent County (Del.) Family Court continues a hearing to determine whether an order of protection should be granted in Driscoll’s demand that Busch have no further contact with her. The case was put on hold for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays in December but Hardin said the entire process is unnecessary and the last thing Busch wants is to have anything to do with Driscoll. Continue reading below
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 01:23:07 +0000
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