A 7-year-old boy with special needs got in the way of a woman riding her bicycle on the Old Plank Road Trail, causing a collision that left her injured and damaged her property, according to a lawsuit filed in Will County court.

The cyclist, Dorothy O'Neil of Frankfort, sued the both the boy, Liam Hanly, and his mother, 39-year-old Fiona Hanly. O'Neil was riding on the Old Plank Road Trail in April 2015 when Liam "positioned himself and his bicycle close to the bicycle path," the lawsuit stated.

The Hanlys live near the trail, the suit said. Liam then "entered the Old Plank Road Trail without looking for approaching bicycle traffic," reads the lawsuit, and "violently and forcefully" collided with O'Neil.