A Belleville man who was injured by a car fleeing authorities has sued not only the driver but also the St. Clair County deputy who was chasing him that day in the spring of 2020.
Stephen Misselhorn was driving his 2016 Honda Civic through a green light at the intersection of North Belt West and North 17th Street in Swansea when a 1995 Saturn SL being pursued by police collided with his passenger side.
Misselhorn’s lawsuit, filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court, accused Sgt. Eric Tracy of violating sheriff’s department policy by pursuing the car…