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"Two years following his wife&rsquo;s death, a man finds himself facing a lawsuit blaming him for causing her passing.<br /><br />Beverly Terveer filed a lawsuit Dec. 20 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Harold Vitrey.<br /><br />In her complaint, Terveer claims Thelma Vitrey rode as a passenger in a vehicle Harold Vitrey drove north on Illinois Route 4 near its intersection with Bee Hollow Road on Dec. 2, 2010, when he lost control of his vehicle, skidded off the road, slid down an embankment and struck a tree.<br /><br />Terveer is special administrator of Thelma Vitrey's estate.<br /><br />Because of the collision, Thelma Vitrey suffered severe and permanent injuries, including a ruptured diaphragm, a broken rib, a broken arm and a fractured vertebra, that ultimately led to her death.<br /><br />Due to Thelma Vitrey&rsquo;s death, Terveer lost her companionship and society, according to the complaint.<br /><br />Terveer blames Harold Vitrey for causing the collision, saying he negligently failed to keep a proper lookout for ice, drove too fast, failed to drive in a careful manner, failed to maintain control of his vehicle and failed to exercise the highest degree of care.<br /><br />In her two-count complaint, Terveer seeks a judgment of more than $100,000, plus costs and other relief the court deems just.<br /><br />Deanna L. Litzenburg of Mathis, Marifian and Richter of Belleville will be representing her.<br /><br /><i>St. Clair County Circuit Court case number: 12-L-669.</i>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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