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Crash involving fire truck prompts litigation

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BELLEVILLE — A St. Clair County resident accuses the fire department of causing an accident.

Erica Harden filed a complaint on July 23 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Camp Jackson Fire Protection District and its employee John Mays, for allegedly not safely driving a fire truck.

According to the complaint, Mays drove a fire truck through a red light at an Illinois Route 157 intersection and hit Harden's vehicle. Harden claims she sustained severe injuries resulting in medical expenses, disability and loss of normal life. 

Harden requests a jury trial and damages of more than $50,000, plus costs. She is represented by Jarrod P. Beasley of Kuehn, Beasley & Young in Belleville.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 18-L-495

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