PTSD Marine Vet bought Harley while unemployed and no motorcycle license?

Wounded Marine Brett Smith claims Harley salesman exploited his PTSD episode
ABC News
Michael Chen
November 5, 2013

Smith files suit to cancel deal on $17K motorcycle

SAN DIEGO - A Camp Pendleton Marine believes his post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis was exploited after he was sold a pricey motorcycle in the middle of a severe PTSD episode.

Brett Smith joined the Marine Corps in 2006. Deployed with Special Forces in Afghanistan, Smith saw plenty of combat.

Just before leaving the Marines in 2010, he began suffering daily panic attacks, nightmares and other issues. He was eventually diagnosed with PTSD and a traumatic brain injury.

This past April, after five days of not sleeping, he said he began hallucinating.

"I was having conversations with my wife, even though she was not there," Smith said.

Smith, who was unemployed, said he suddenly decided he had to buy a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and drove to a dealership in Irvine.

"I know I was sweating fast. I was talking fast. I know I was jittery, and I kept misplacing personal items like my wallet all over the dealership," said Smith.

Smith said the salesman asked if he was OK and gave him water for medication.

He said he told the salesman he had severe PTSD and planned to ride to Georgia with no motorcycle license.

After several hours, Smith signed a loan agreement for the nearly $17,000 Harley.
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