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"MARTINSBURG &ndash; A Berkeley County man has filed suit against a Jefferson County woman, alleging he was walking across the street when she hit him.<br /><br />Jacob Bernard Sykes was walking north on the east sidewalk of S. Raleigh Street on Feb. 28, 2007, at about 9:46 a.m. and decided to cross W. South Street, according to the complaint filed Oct. 27 in Berkeley Circuit Court.<br /><br />At the same time, Susan Lea Rudy was driving a 2003 Kia Optima south on S. Raleigh Street and, while in the midst of a left-hand turn, she struck Sykes, the suit states.<br /><br />Sykes was injured and incurred medical expenses because of the incident, he claims.<br /><br />Rudy was negligent because she failed to keep a proper lookout, failed to yield the right-of-way and failed to maintain control of her vehicle, according to the complaint.<br /><br />Sykes is seeking a judgment of $100,000, plus prejudgment and post-judgment interest, attorney's fees, costs and other relief the court deems just.<br /><br />Paul G. Taylor of the Law Offices of Paul G. Taylor in Martinsburg will be representing him.<br /><br /><em>Berkeley Circuit Court case number: 08-C-1286</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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