Neil was a passenger in a car that was hit by an unmarked police vehicle driven by Sgt. Rentner in a parking lot. Officers pulled over the car several blocks later and forced Neil to get out. Sgt.Rentner and Officers Lesch, Kroll, Frigo, Corona, Wyroba and Delaney then beat her. Police also made derogatory comments about her sexual orientation. Neil was taken to a hospital where she was treated for her injuries. Afterward, she was taken to a police station where she was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding police, even though she was not the driver of the car. She was also falsely charged with possession of Ecstasy. While being interviewed at the station, Neil was ridiculed by the officers, called a "dyke bitch" and threatened with imprisonment.