The Missouri teen athlete who lost both legs after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the street says St. Louis City should have done more to protect her from the people responsible for the collision.
An investigation revealed that Riley had 100 bond violations before the incident in St. Louis City
Janae Edmonson filed cases against St. Louis City and the reckless driver Daniel Riley, and Elizabeth Smith, over Feb. 18, 2023, car collision that made her a double amputee teen.
Janae Edmonson is a high school student from Tennessee. She visited St. Louis City for a volleyball tournament. When she crossed a downtown intersection, cars driven by Daniel Rile and Smith collided and hit her.
Edmonson suffered life-altering injuries, says the lawsuit. In addition to the St. Louis city and the two drivers, she filed a case against Kimberly Riley and EAN Holdings. Neither Riley nor Smith was legally allowed to drive, the accused allegedly didn’t have a driver’s license, and Smith was driving with a suspended license.
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St. Louis City has installed a stop sign at the intersection since the incident
The lawsuit also claimed that St. Louis City was wrong in failing to make the intersection safety sign.
Her bright future was gone because of the St. Louis city collision.
Janae Edmonson is seeking over a $25,000 damage penalty.
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