Driver accused of negligence in Shiloh crash

A woman says she was hurt when the car she was riding in was rear-ended while driving in Shiloh.

Deborah Gischer filed a lawsuit Oct. 7 against Mary Soltys in St. Clair County Circuit Court.

Gischer says she was a passenger in a car driving north on Greenmount Road in September 2013 when it was hit from behind by a car driven by Soltys. Gischer accuses Soltys of negligence and asks for more than $50,000 in damages for medical bills and court fees.

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

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number: 14-L-680.