(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A suburban school bus driver is about to lose his driver’s license and his job and has to pay for damage he didn’t cause because of a case in Cook County Court that he knew nothing about.
32-year-old Dwayne West said he never knew he was being sued, never knew there was a trial, and never knew there was a judgement.
West said he wasn’t notified and wasn’t there.
“All of this took place during COVID. It happened at a time when nothing was normal. They got a court hearing without me being there and finalized the court hearing, as well,” West said.
This is all over a crash in 2018. His car was hit and it then hit a cab. Police called him a victim and said he wasn’t at fault. He was in the middle car.
It was the cab company that sued him personally, he said, without his knowledge.
He recently learned about this after the Secretary of State’s Office sent his employer – a school bus company – two letters.
He was losing his license and would not be able to drive a bus anymore and he learned that he has to pay for damage to the cab.
West was accused during the hearing, which he wasn’t present for, of having no insurance.
“That’s a lie,” he said. His insurance company at the time paid for damage to his car because the driver who hit him was uninsured.
“I’m kind of in a really tough situation right now. I’m really upset about this situation,” West said.
He’s representing himself in court because he can’t afford a lawyer. West managed to get a court date later this month and he hopes to clear it all up.
He loses his license and his job a week earlier.
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