Posted on 07/11/2009 6:07:33 AM PDT by Gordon Greene
Alexa Longueira Suffers Deep Cuts, Bruises After Landing In Raw Sewage, Blames DEP For Leaving Hole Unattended:
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 gong 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.
Duh.
I laughed out loud.
I guess that makes me a bad person, huh?
When I was younger , I put my right foot into open manhole getting out of car. banged my shin and face (on pavement) never thought of suing. Just learned to look where I was stepping or walking.
I watched this on the news last night.
Dumb girl shouldn’t get a dime.
Like, uh, .....eughhhhhhhhh.
Bimbo.
Shades of walkmans and train tracks. The dumbing down of society indeed.
But it was also careless neglect on part whoever left the manhole uncovered. That is a dangerous thing.
A scene right out of the Three Stooges.
She’ll sue and there will be an undisclosed settlement.
Yeah I saw her interview this morning. Not even a thought of her own responsibility.
I smell (pugh!) a McDonalds-the coffee’s too hot-lawsuit coming up. Soon to be a joke on light night television and the subject of sitcoms.
Not seeing any further mention of the device, I'd just bet her head didn't let go of the I-pod (or whatever it was).
Remember that urban legend story about the gal who had the major accident and killed 12 kids in her van as it rolled over and over. She supposedly was texting while navigating a corner at highspeed. As the body parts were gathered up the rescue workers found her right arm still firmly grasping her cell-phone ~ in what we might call a "death grip".
“Wz rly grss n shck’g n scry. Cuz of thr crlss mstke I gt hrt”, she said.
her 15 min. of shame
Doubtless taking the advice of her attorney.
This girl walked right into the middle of an active construction site. Lucky she didn't get flushed.
LOLZ
She lost her shoe but held onto her phone. Interesting.
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