[billwagnon]

Last November, sisters Jessica, 18 and Kelli Uhl, age 13, were killed when 30-year old Trooper Matt Mitchell, cross the median of I-64, just east of St. Louis and hit the sisters’ Mazda head-on. They were killed instantly.

The jury found that Trooper Mitchell was traveling 126 mph in his police-issued 2006 Impala just before the crash. The officer was responding to an accident that was already resolved about 15 minutes away and was reportedly “multi-tasking,” talking on the cell phone and the shoulder radio at the same time.

Jessica Uhl was a student at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Kelli was an eight-grader. The girls had just attended a holiday photo session at their grandmother’s home. They were reported to be best friends.

http://www.injuryboard.com/national-news/trooper-facing-24-million-lawsuit-in-death-of-two-teens.aspx?googleid=238968