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"A man claims he received injuries to his head, neck, back, face and eye after a driver failed to yield the right-of-way to him as the driver backed out of a driveway.<br /><br />Randy J. Decker filed a lawsuit Aug. 2 in Madison County Circuit Court against Johnny B. Osterman and East County Transport.<br /><br />Decker claims he drove east on the 6400 block of Center Grove Road, about 300 feet west of Plum Street, in Edwardsville on July 6 at about 4:41 a.m. when Osterman, who drove for East County, attempted to back his 2005 Freightliner from a driveway and struck Decker.<br /><br />In addition to his injuries, Decker incurred medical costs, suffered disability, experienced pain and suffering, lost wages and suffered an impaired earning capacity, according to the complaint.<br /><br />Decker blames Osterman for causing the collision, saying Osterman negligently failed to keep a proper lookout, failed to properly apply his brakes and drove too fast. Osterman also negligently failed to yield the right-of-way, failed to stop when backing from a driveway, failed to properly back the vehicle and drove without adequate brakes, the complaint says.<br /><br />In his two-count complaint, Decker seeks a judgment of more than $100,000, plus costs.<br /><br />John H. Hustava of Collinsville will be representing him.<br /><br /><i>Madison County Circuit Court case number: 10-L-807.</i>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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