Article: Verdicts & Settlements May 11, 2009: Court declines officer's injury claims from on-duty accident

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May 7, 2009
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A St. Louis County jury declined to award damages to a police officer who claimed injuries from a car accident while on duty.

Joseph Reed, a 40-year-old officer for Pine Lawn, was driving from the police station to duty on Interstate 70 on June 3, 2003. He was traveling northbound on Jennings Station Road, north of Bircher Avenue.

Reed said he observed a pedestrian walking across the road, not in a crosswalk, in front of his squad car. After he swerved to avoid the pedestrian, he said he saw a car in front of him, appearing to be stopped. He could not avoid hitting the back of the car, driven by Nathan Jordan, an uninsured motorist. Reed clipped the back of Jordan's car, causing Reed to ...

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