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"Plaintiffs in an automobile accident in East St. Louis claim they suffered numerous injuries as a result of a rear-end collision on Missouri Avenue.<br /><br />Donnell Black and Petral Stephens filed the two-count complaint against Charles E. McBarton on Oct. 27 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court.<br /><br />According to the complaint, Black was driving his vehicle east on Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis on June 5 with Stephens riding along as a passenger when McBarton allegedly failed to stop his vehicle from hitting Black&rsquo;s automobile in the rear, causing Black to sustain injuries.<br /><br />McBarton is accused of negligence for failing to keep a proper lookout for other vehicles; driving the vehicle in such a manner as to cause it to strike the rear of another vehicle; failing to properly apply the brakes, driving the vehicle at an excessive rate of speed; following Black&rsquo;s vehicle more closely than was reasonable and proper and operating the vehicle upon the highway without it being equipped with brakes adequate to stop the vehicle.<br /><br />Black and Stephens claim they became sick, sore, lame, disordered and disabled and suffered internal and external injuries to their heads, bodies and limbs as a result of the collision.<br /><br />More specifically, Black claims he sustained injuries to his neck, back, soft tissues of the cervical, shoulder and lumbar area, including the muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves.<br />Stephens claims she sustained injuries to her neck, chest, shoulder, hip, back, soft tissues of the cervical, shoulder and lumbar area, including the muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves.<br /><br />Both plaintiffs allege they suffered disability as a result of his injuries.<br /><br />They also claim they expended money for necessary medical care, treatment and services and will be required to pay for future medical expenses.<br /><br />The plaintiffs seek a judgment of more than $50,000 for each count plus costs of this suit, &ldquo;adequate to fairly and reasonably compensate&rdquo; them for their damages<br /><br />John H. Hustava of Collinsville represents the plaintiffs.<br /><em></em><br /><br /><em>St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 14-L-707</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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