SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- After she was awarded more than half a million dollars, a Sugar Land woman hopes the civil court decision will send a message to a road rage suspect.

Two weeks ago, Kiana Akhlaghi won her civil court case against Abdullah Olajuwon. If you recognize the name, it's because he's the son of Rockets great, Hakeem Olajuwon.

Akhlaghi said the case was triggered by what happened in April 2022. While driving on the Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, she said she was almost hit by a vehicle, which sent her into a frenzy.

"I didn't react the best," Akhlaghi recalled. "I got angry. I honked at him, and I flipped him off."

Akhlaghi got off at the Sweetwater exit. While waiting at the light, she said the other driver got out of his vehicle and choked her.

"It was the most

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