The pickup truck sped by moments later, swerving around the strip to continue its northbound flight.
The suit contends the trooper’s “reckless and indiscrimate” actions violated Carlson’s constitutional protections, including the right to be free from governmental interference and physical harm.
It says the incident caused health problems for Carlson, leading to surgeries and a job loss.
And the suit references a "nationwide spike strip controversy," noting the deaths of police officers and civilians as a result of a tactic in use since 1996.
A representative of the Attorney General’s Office declined to comment on the suit.
Daniel Hetznecker, a Cherry Hill lawyer who filed the suit in Camden federal court earlier this month, also did not comment.