Passenger in Edwardsville two-car accident sues both drivers

A woman says she was hurt when the car she was riding in was rear-ended on an Edwardsville road.

Danielle Smith-Henke filed a lawsuit Nov. 15 in Madison County Circuit Court against Alyse Verderber and Nathaniel Henke.

Smith-Henke says she was a passenger in a car being driven by Henke in November 2011. They were driving west on East Vandalia Street and near the intersection of Brown Street when Verderber crashed her car into the back of them, according to the complaint

Henke and Verderber are accused of negligence. Smith-Henke asks for more than $100,000 in damages for medical expenses, lost wages and court fees.

Attorney Joseph Pierotti of Milwaukee represents her.

Madison County Circuit Court Case No. 13-L-1914