Legal Opinion
Timothy K. Ueland v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 3, 2002No. 01-2486PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A collision between a prison van and its chase car has led to this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The van was carrying four prisoners from the federal prison in Pekin, Illinois, to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. The driver of the chase car, trailing the van for security, was supposed to ensure that no other vehicle would come between the two. During stop-and-go driving on a congested road, the chase car hit the van. According to the Bureau of Prisons, the relative speed of the collision was between 5 and 10 miles per hour, all prisoners…
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