Mar 29, 2007 9:31 am US/Central
Woman Sued In Suicide Attempt Crash That Killed 3
Band Members Died When Jeannette Sliwinski Slammed Her Car Into Theirs
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
A Morton Grove woman charged with killing three members of a band in a suicide attempt with her car, is now being sued by a victim's family.
In the lawsuit, the family of Michael Dahlquist alleges Jeannette Sliwinski should not have been driving in July 2005 because of her mental condition.
Investigators say Sliwinski believed the devil was "out to get her."
Her speeding Mustang convertible slammed into the car carrying Dahlquist, 39, John Glick, 35, and Douglas Meis, 29, on Dempster Street near Niles Center Road in Skokie, on July 14, 2005.
Police said men's car was stopped at a red light when the vehicle was struck from behind.
Sliwinski's attorneys have said she never intended to kill the three men, but she was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery.
The three victims worked together at Shure Inc., a Niles-based audio equipment manufacturer, and they also were musicians, playing in several rock bands.
Friends and family members said Friday that Dahlquist, who moved to Chicago from Washington state five years ago, was the drummer for a band called Silkworm. Glick, a Boston native, was a guitarist and singer with the Returnables, while Meis played drums with Glick's wife, Rebecca Crawford, in a band called The Dials.
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