Sallee ex rel. Sallee v. State

This claim arose from a traffic accident that occurred early in the morning of June 13, 1980. The vehicle involved was a 1977 Thunderbird, which was in good condition. Claimants, James Sallee and Pam Sallee, were in the front seat while their children, Chris and Amy Sallee, were in the back seat.

The Claimants had left LaHarpe, Illinois, and were traveling on Route 9, an Illinois highway maintained by the Department of Transportation. At the location of the accident, Route 9 is a two-lane road with one lane traveling east and one lane traveling west. The vehicle in which the Claimants were…