[Biassasecumma]

http://wcbstv.com/local/texting.manh...2.1081403.html
"It was as an accident waiting to happen -- an open sewer

15-year-old girl who was texting while she walked.

Alexa Longueira, a high school sophomore, was walking along Victory Boulevard near Travis Avenue on Staten Island Wednesday evening when she felt the earth move and was plunged into smelly darkness.

She said the manhole she fell in to was left open and unattended with no warning signs or orange cones. She said two workers with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection failed to secure the area as they prepared to flush the sewer.

"It was just really gross and it was shocking and scary," she said. "Because of their careless mistake I got hurt."

Longueira has deep cuts and bruises and said she now has nightmares about falling, But she also did admit she was texting at the time.

"Regardless of whether I'm texting or not if there was a cone there I'm going to see a big orange cone," she said. "I walk that sidewalk every day, I don't expect a big hole there."

Longueira said she was helped out of the five-foot deep sewer by an apologetic DEP worker.

She went to the hospital and the city opened an investigation, issuing the following statement:

"We regret that this happened and wish the young woman a speedy recovery."

The Longueira family wants more than get well wishes. They may sue. Alexa's mother, Kim, said: "It could have been an elderly person, a mother pushing a stroller. It could have been anyone."

Alexa lost one of her sneakers in the sewer. She does not want it back.

The girl's mother said Alexa will see more doctors next week to get an MRI and check for damage to her spine"


I love it when they use "It could have been" arguments. I always just think "but it wasn't". Sure, sue them for the scrapes and bruises, get ya a $10k payout. Just use the scrapes and bruises as justification, not who could have been hurt, but wasn't/

[ambiddetcat]

I don't blame her, the manhole shouldn't have been opened in the first place without a cone. I would have done the same lol

[DJkillos]

http://wcbstv.com/local/texting.manh...2.1081403.html
"It was as an accident waiting to happen -- an open sewer


The girl's mother said Alexa will see more doctors next week to get an MRI and check for damage to her spine"

And anything else thay can dream up to suck a few more quid out of them.

[Relsenlilky]

Watch were you are walking you idiot

If you took two seconds to observe your surroundings instead of being a mindless texting idiot you could have avoided this whole thing

[WelcomeMe]

Who is she gonna sue when she walks off a cliff? What a bimbo.

[Kghyutgykim]

I don't agree with frivolous lawsuits, but in this case she should have any medical bills covered (no pain and suffering BS though [rolleyes]).

Sure, she should have been paying more attention, but there are procedures to secure work areas to prevent this and they obviously weren't followed.

[Ufkkrxcq]

I don't agree with frivolous lawsuits, but in this case she should have any medical bills covered (no pain and suffering BS though [rolleyes]).

Sure, she should have been paying more attention, but there are procedures to secure work areas to prevent this and they obviously weren't followed.

I would agree with that, even though I hate lawsuits. If I was in charge of the construction company, I would offer to cover the medical expenses if only to avoid the costs of court. That said, just offering to pay all of the costs doesn't mean they won't take them for court to try and make some cash.