Passenger files lawsuit over u-turn crash in Swansea

A woman says she was hurt when the car she was riding in was hit by another driver making a u-turn in Swansea.

Jamie Weik filed a lawsuit Oct. 10 against Anthony Venditto in St. Clair County Circuit Court.

Weik says she was a passenger in a car heading east on Illinois Route 161 on Aug. 9 when they were hit in the side by a car being driven by Venditto, who was trying to make a u-turn. Weik accuses Venditto of negligence and asks for more than $50,000 in damages for medical bills, lost wages and court fees.

Attorneys Thomas C. Rich, Kristina D. Cooksey and Michelle M. Rich, of Fairview Heights, represent Weik.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number: 14-L-686.