If you see this black Escalade in Essex County, steer clear because he’s got a chip on his shoulder.
Essex County-area driver and Redditor /u/PeriodtChampion shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier at the tail end of January (Jan 28, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a driver in a Cadillac Escalade driver take offense at an approaching car in a totally seperate lane and, instead of doing the normal thing and swinging into their own lane, they pull a bizzaro move and encroach into an vehicle right-of-way for no particular reason.
Check out the strange move played out in the dashcam video below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident happened in the 1000 block of NJ-23/Pompton Ave, between the local Macedonian Orthodox Church and the driveway of this CVS.
As the dashcam shows, OP is driving along Pompton Ave in the leftmost lane of the two lanes headed northbound.
As he approaches the driveway of the CVS, a driver in a black Escalade can be seen stopping and then, despite seeing OP approaching and having his own lane to turn into, swinging into OP’s lane regardless, causing him to literally emergency brake in order to avoid t-boning their front fender.
It 100% looked like a dumb move they pulled on purpose for no particularly good reason other than to ruin someone’s day.
“Major d-bag move right there,” the top comment from /u/hahayes234 reads.
“I’ll never understand how people don’t realize that when making a turn, YOU STAY IN YOUR LANE. Like 90% of people just go into the outside lane in the middle of a turn, even though it’s against the law, on top of being dangerous,” /u/MyOtherTagsGood added.
“People shouldn’t be driving a large SUV if they don’t know how to make a proper turn around a corner without wiping everyone out. Total dou**e move,” /u/discgman concurred.
In New Jersey, cutting into someone’s lane so badly that they have to emergency‑brake is treated as an unsafe lane change, which is a moving violation that typically results in 2 points on your driver’s license. It also carries a fine generally between about $100 and $300, plus a mandatory $50 surcharge if convicted. Accumulating points can raise insurance premiums and lead to additional surcharges or MVC action if you hit certain thresholds. (codes.findlaw.com)
