Trooper Involved in Fatal Crash is Sued By Victims' Family
John O'Connor Reporting
Belleville, IL
The mother of two sisters killed when their car collided with an Illinois State Police trooper has filed
a $24 million lawsuit against the state, police department and trooper.
The Belleville News-Democrat reported Thursday that Kimberly Dorsey seeks $12 million in damages for each daughter's death. The lawsuit says the family of 18-year-old Jessica Uhl and
13-year-old Kelli Uhl is permanently deprived of the girls' ``love, society, companionship and support.''
Trooper Matt Mitchell has pleaded not guilty to two counts apiece of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving. He is free on bond. Authorities say his police-issued car was traveling 126 miles
per hour on Interstate 64 last November when it swerved into the path of the Uhl sisters' car.
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