September 18, 2008
A Block From School, Two Girls Struck in Hit-and-Run
A 12-year-old girl suffered a brain hemorrhage and other injuries after being hit by a black Nissan while crossing the street to school in South Ozone Park, Queens.
Nisha Chowdhry and her friend had been dropped off by Nisha's father in the middle of Rockaway Boulevard. The two girls decided to cross in the middle of the street, managing to pass after a bus, but both were hit by the Nissan. Surveillance video shows the NIssan knocking both girls down: The friend gets up immediately but Nisha remains on the ground, while the car doesn't even stop or slow down. The manager of a nearby Getty station said, "I heard a loud bang. I saw the girl lying in the middle of the road bleeding and the broken side mirror."
Nisha's father told WABC 7 that he "drops the girls off every Wednesday always insisting they cross at the crosswalk, but today they saw a group of friends and crossed the street in the middle of the road." Raj Chowdury, who said his daughter wants to be a teacher, said he returned to road because his "heart said something" and then saw Nisha in the street. He added to the Daily News, "Accidents happen, but [the driver] has to be given justice. Everybody has to be careful. There's too much traffic here."
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Jaywalking.
They deserve to get hit.
Their father and mother deserve a
ticket for violation of Jaywalking.
Why doesn't the news say they are
guilty of Jaywalking ?
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"Jaywalking.
They deserve to get hit."
So do you.
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Yes I am guilty of Jaywalking this morning myself.
If I were hit and died, or become a vegetable,
I deserved it.
They deserved what they got for Jaywalking
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You already are a vegetable.
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Sure, they were jaywalking...but the driver could have stopped?
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I always find it interesting when people 'sense something' bad happened to their children or family member, and it turns out to be true. I wonder if anyone in the scientific community is studying this type of clairvoyance. Get the Fringe team on it!
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The hit and run driver deserves a long spell in prison.
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#1, you are a jackass. They're just KIDS! This is a terrible story.
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The poor dad. I saw him on tv this morning and he was a mess. I hope the kid pulls through. It is a shame.
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There is always too much "traffic".
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make it more difficult to get a license in New York City. too many jackasses think they own the city because they have a 1998 Toyota Pickup
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#11- More like 2004 Escalades..
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That street looks pretty dangerous. I don't think I would've tried jaywalking... but then again, I'm an adult.
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When I see kids near the road while I'm driving, I anticipate them running into it. And I'm right half the time. How dare anyone suggest that 12 year old girls behave like adults ( who jaywalk too )? The Nissan driver is a cold-hearted crimminal and should get the maximum.
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20 points