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"A Kansas man and his wife have filed suit against a Chicago racetrack, a parts company and an ATV driver, alleging the man suffered severe brain damage after he was thrown from the back of an ATV.<br /><br />Michael and Denise Ward claim Michael Ward was participating in a motor racing event, sponsored by defendant NAPA, at the Gateway International Raceway in Madison on June 28. The event is known as PINKS All Out.<br /><br />During the event, Michael Ward was riding on the back of an ATV defendant Jacqueline R. Breeden was driving when she suddenly made a sharp turn, causing Michael Ward to be thrown from the back of the vehicle, according to the complaint filed June 26 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.<br /><br />As a result, Michael Ward sustained severe head trauma and broken bones including a broken right femur and broken right knee, the complaint says. In addition, Michael Ward now lacks a short-term memory and reasoning skills and is completely incapacitated, the suit states.<br /><br />Denise Ward claims she and her husband have incurred medical bills of more than $1 million and that her husband is no longer able to work at his job, where he was earning more than $160,000 per year.<br /><br />Because of her husband's injuries, Denise Ward has been forced to suffer a loss of Michael Ward's consortium, companionship, society and support.<br /><br />Gateway and NAPA negligently allowed Ward to ride on the back of an ATV on its premises, allowed ATVs to be driven in an unsafe manner and failed to provide a safe environment, according to the complaint.<br /><br />Breeden negligently made a sharp turn, invited Michael Ward onto the rear of her ATV, drove the ATV too fast and failed to keep a proper lookout, the suit states.<br /><br />In the six-count suit, the Wards are seeking a judgment of more than $300,000, plus costs and other relief the court deems just.<br /><br />Robert J. Radice and John M. Horas of Horas, Radice and Kellett in St. Louis will be representing the couple.<br /><br /><i>St. Clair County Circuit Court case number: 09-L-341.</i><br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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