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"A Bunker Hill man has filed suit against two men and a trucking company, claiming his back, shoulder and neck were injured after he was sandwiched between two cars.<br /><br />George Wilkerson was driving east on Interstate 270 near mile marker 14 in Madison County on Feb. 4, according to a complaint filed Oct. 1 in Madison County Circuit Court.<br /><br />Brian Friedrich, who was working for TransAm Trucking at the time of the incident, and James Roberts were driving in two separate cars on the same road, the suit states.<br /><br />Wilkerson claims Roberts attempted to change lanes in front of him, then stopped suddenly.<br /><br />The action caused Wilkerson to rear-end Roberts, according to the complaint.<br /><br />Friedrich was behind Wilkerson and rear-ended his vehicle, the suit states.<br /><br />Wilkerson claims he was made sick, sore, lame, disordered and disabled and suffered disability, as well as extensive injuries to his head, body and limbs because of the accident.<br /><br />His back, shoulder, neck and the soft tissues of the cervical, shoulder and lumbar areas were also injured, according to the complaint.<br /><br />Wilkerson has been forced to pay for medical costs, has experienced pain and suffering and has lost wages, the suit states.<br /><br />Wilkerson claims Roberts was negligent because he failed to keep a proper lookout, failed to properly apply his brakes, failed to reduce his speed, stopped without any warning and failed to give a signal notifying others of his intention to switch lanes.<br /><br />Friedrich was negligent because he failed to keep a proper lookout, rear-ended Wilkerson, failed to properly apply his brakes and failed to reduce his speed, according to the complaint.<br /><br />In the three-count suit, Wilkerson is seeking a judgment in excess of $150,000, plus costs.<br /><br />Kirk A. Caponi of Williams, Caponi, Foley & Eckert in Belleville will be representing him.<br /><br /><i>Madison County Circuit Court case number: 08-L-903.</i><br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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