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BELLEVILLE A man has filed a suit against a driver that struck him with a vehicle as he was attempting to cross the street at an intersection in Belleville.
Ian Sullivan filed a complaint April 5 in the Circuit Court for St. Clair County against Donald Funke alleging negligence.
Sullivan claims in his suit that he was crossing the street near the intersection of South 20th Street in Belleville on May 2, 2019, when Funke struck him with his vehicle.
He alleges that as a result of the accident, he suffered injuries to his neck, back, wrist, leg and knee, emotional upset as well as incurred medical treatment expenses. Sullivan claims Funke was negligent in failing to yield the right-of-way and for driving at an excessive speed. In addition, Sullivan claims Funke failed to keep a careful lookout while operating his vehicle and did not stop or slow down after he knew there was a reasonable likelihood of a collision.
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EDWARDSVILLE A motorist claims her vehicle was rear-ended when she slowed down for a red light, causing her to suffer injuries.
Latoya Nelson filed a complaint April 1 in the Madison County Circuit against Thomas Ackman, alleging negligence.
Nelson claims in her suit that she was driving her Chevrolet Impala on East Broadway Street near Homer M Adams Parkway in Madison County on May 1, 2019. She alleges that Ackman, who was driving a Ford F150, rear-ended her vehicle as she slowed down to stop for a red light. | Pixabay
Nelson claims Ackman failed to slow down and was driving at an excessive speed. She also claims Nelson knew or reasonably could have known that he was about to collide with her vehicle but failed to sound a warning and was also following her vehicle too closely.