Opinion ID: 27338
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Heading: vehicles; Ray braked but was hit from

Text: Shields crested an overpass on a free- behind. Angela Juneman’s car, with Haarway. A parked police car and two gaard in the passenger’s seat, next collided wrecked cars blocked the two lefthand into Ray’s car, causing Junemann to veer lanes, which Shields and two other oncom- into the near right lane and collide with ing cars occupied as they approached. William West’s vehicle. Jason Proctor Constable Linnard Crouch, an off-duty then rear-ended Juneman’s car, forcing peace officer at the bottom of the hill, one or both of these cars to hit Harvey’s testified that the patrol car was parked ten car. yards from the bottom of the overpass, or almost two hundred yards from the top of II. the overpass. Shields either did not, or After limited discovery, Shields moved could not, take evasive action fast enough for partial summary judgment. The court on the slick, wet pavement. On reaching granted the motion because Haargaard had the patrol car, he swung into the far left- not created a fact question about whether hand lane and rear-ended a van parked in Shields had proximately caused Haarfront of the accident scene. Another vehi- gaard’s injuries. The court certified judgcle took evasive action by darting into the ment under FED. R. CIV. P. 54(b), allownearest right-hand lane. ing Haargaard an immediate appeal. Elizabeth Smith, driving behind Shields, III. noticed the police car only after Shields Haargaard has never identified compehad swerved to the left. Smith testified tent summary judgment evidence that that she did not have time to stop, and she Shields or Smith impaired the view of could not escape in either direction. The Harvey and the other following drivers. stopped van and Shields blocked one of Nor has Haargaard pointed to any evidence the Shields and Smith blocked es-