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"A man has filed suit against the driver he says struck him as he attempted to cross the street.<br /><br />Elgin Lastrap claims his UPS truck was legally stopped on the right-hand side of the westbound lane in the 2500 block of Liberty Street in Beaumont on July 14, 2008. At the same time, Clay Barclay was traveling in the right-hand lane of Liberty, according to the complaint filed Dec. 30 in Jefferson County District Court.<br /><br />\"Elgin Lastrap had proceeded to cross Liberty and had traveled on foot halfway across the left-hand lane on his way to the left-hand shoulder when Clay Barclay failed to control speed and turned quickly into the left-hand lane of Liberty,\" the suit states. <br /><br />\"Without warning and without making any attempt to avoid hitting Elgin Lastrap, Defendant struck Elgin Lastrap with the full force of his vehicle.\"<br /><br />Because of the accident, Lastrap incurred medical costs; experienced physical pain, suffering and physical impairment; lost earnings; and suffered mental anguish, the complaint states. <br /><br />Lastrap blames Barclay for negligently failing to keep a proper lookout, failing to yield, failing to turn in an effort to avoid a collision, driving in a lane of traffic which Barclay occupied, failing to keep a safe distance between his vehicle and Lastrap's so that he could come to a safe stop, driving too fast and failing to apply his brakes.<br /><br />Lastrap is seeking a judgment within the jurisdictional limits of Jefferson County District Court, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, costs and other relief the court deems just.<br /><br />David J. LaRue of Loncar and Associates in Beaumont will be representing Lastrap.<br /><br />The case has been assigned to Judge Gary Sanderson, 60th District Court.<br /><br />Jefferson County District Court case number: B185-554.<br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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