The family of a police officer, killed in a crash last August, has filed a lawsuit against the man responsible for the officer's death.
John William Belk III, an Opelika, Alabama, police officer, was killed while driving a jeep, when it collided head-on with an SUV, driven by Jimmy Vickerstaff Jr. Belk's wife and two sons have filed a lawsuit against Vickerstaff Jr. who was driving the vehicle and against Shawn Teresa Patterson who allegedly owned the car.
A criminal trial against Vickerstaff Jr. is still pending. He is being tried for manslaughter and for leaving the scene of an accident with injuries.
At present, Vickerstaff Jr. is being held at the Lee County Detention Facility.
To read more about the case click here.
John William Belk III, an Opelika, Alabama, police officer, was killed while driving a jeep, when it collided head-on with an SUV, driven by Jimmy Vickerstaff Jr. Belk's wife and two sons have filed a lawsuit against Vickerstaff Jr. who was driving the vehicle and against Shawn Teresa Patterson who allegedly owned the car.
A criminal trial against Vickerstaff Jr. is still pending. He is being tried for manslaughter and for leaving the scene of an accident with injuries.
At present, Vickerstaff Jr. is being held at the Lee County Detention Facility.
To read more about the case click here.
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