Sept.'05 I was walking back home, I crossed an avenue in NYC at the "WALK" sign, in the crosswalk, soberly & lawfully. A rainy night, I saw no oncoming traffic bearing down on me. I reached the middle of the avenue & was struck with hi-impact by a car - a 19-yr old girl & her BF, with REVOKED licenses. They stopped, they told police that they "never saw" me crossing. I crossed with the WALK light. I awoke in ICU - with spinal fractures, broken legs, broken pelvis, & for 1st time ever, a MASSIVE heart attack, from loss of blood & stressful shock to my heart. I now have only 1/3 living heart tissue, the rest is dead scar tissue from the attack. I am in heart failure & swollen with water edema badly & cannot walk freely anymore. No cures, or remedies to resolve this. The NYC DA gave them only a $50 misdeamenor ticket for driving unlicensed. DA says that with no witnesses, no evidence of malice intent, no proof of reckless driving, they are clear of guilt. Why is law so lenient?
2007-03-06
15:28:23
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