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"A man has filed suit against the truck driver who he claims caused a collision.<br /><br />Kenneth Cottrell claims he was driving a 2004 Ford F-150 west on Illinois Route 140 near Manix Road in&nbsp;Hamel Township on Jan. 10, 2012, when defendant Dale Lurkins, who was driving a 2001 Freightliner F-&nbsp;170 Conventional tractor-trailer behind Cottrell, struck the Ford.<br /><br />Because of the collision, Cottrell suffered head, neck, ribs, left knee, spine, spinal cord, vertebrae and&nbsp;other miscellaneous injuries and incurred medical costs, according to the complaint filed Jan. 4 in&nbsp;Madison County Circuit Court. Cottrell also suffered from an impaired ability to enjoy life and incurred<br />medical costs, the suit states.<br /><br />Lurkins negligently followed Cottrell&rsquo;s vehicle too closely, drove too fast, failed to keep a proper lookout,&nbsp;failed to keep his vehicle under control so it could be stopped to avoid a collision, failed to warn of his&nbsp;impending approach, failed to stop or turn to avoid a collision, failed to keep his vehicle in working&nbsp;condition and failed to yield the right-of-way, among other negligent acts, the complaint says.<br /><br />In addition to Lurkins, Cottrell also names Southwestern Electric Cooperative as a defendant, saying it is&nbsp;liable for the actions of Lurkins, who it had employed.<br /><br />In his two-count complaint, Cottrell is seeking a judgment of more than $100,000, plus costs.<br /><br />Justin B. Mattea of The Mattea Law Firm in Collinsville will be representing him.<br /><br /><em>Madison County Circuit Court case number: 13-L-18.</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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