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On June 4, 2008, 70-year-old Edward Wasik, a retired school teacher, was a customer at Ridgeway Chevrolet<\/a>, an automobile dealer located in Lansing, Ill.<\/a> Wasik was walking behind the service bays in the service department when he was struck by a car backing out of the service bay.<\/p>\n

The car that hit Wasik was driven by the defendant, Barry Boer, a mechanic at the dealership. Boer was operating another customer\u2019s car, but apparently was looking forward while moving in reverse. Boer struck Wasik with that customer\u2019s car, injuring him.<\/p>\n

Wasik sustained injuries to his lower back, ribs and left knee, which resulted in arthroscopic surgery, physical therapy and continuing injections to the left knee as well as physical therapy to his back.<\/p>\n

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On June 4, 2008, 70-year-old Edward Wasik, a retired school teacher, was a customer at Ridgeway Chevrolet, an automobile dealer located in Lansing, Ill. Wasik was walking behind the service bays in the service department when he was struck by a car backing out of the service bay. 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