Source: MSN.com
We all know that walking and texting is a tough combination -- but a Staten Island teen learned the hard way when she fell into an uncovered sewer manhole while trying to send a message.
Now, the family of Alexa Longueira, 15, intends to sue.
The girl suffered a fright and some scrapes on her arms back after she dropped into the hole on Victory Boulevard.
"It was four or five feet, it was very painful. I kind of crawled out and the DEP guys came running and helped me," Longueria told the Staten Island Advance.. "They were just, like, 'I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"For its part, the Department of Environmental Protection said its workers had turned away briefly to grab some cones when the incident occurred.
"We regret that this happened and wish the young woman a speedy recovery," DEP spokeswoman Mercedes Padilla said in a statement. She added that crews were flushing a high-pressure sewer line at the time.
The girl was checked out at Staten Island University Hospital and released.
Sewer line workers are supposed to cut off pedestrian access to work sites or at least mark them with warning signs.
The family said they will file a lawsuit -- for what, though, is not immediately clear. Her mother, Kim Longueira, said it doesn't matter that her daughter was walking and texting, and also, the 'gross' factor that can't be ignored.
"Oh my God, it was putrid," she said. "One of her sneakers is still down there"
You gotta be pretty fuckin stupid to fall into a manhole for any reason whatsoever. The fact that this dumb bitch did it while texting is funny because she was probably sending a "I can't wait to suck your dick" message to her boyfriend and next thing you know she was down in the dumps, literally. What's even more funny is the fact that this family is planning on filing a lawsuit. What the hell are they gonna sue for? For not safeguarding their retarded child? I mean, she's gotta be retarded right?
I think that the state of New York should countersue the family because they raised a fuckin moron. Seriously, if you are that oblivious to your surroundings while walking down a street, you should not be allowed to go outside. It's a danger to everyone else who lives a regular life of NOT FALLING INTO MANHOLES. Even blind people can avoid those manholes. This is pathetic. I'm gonna sue this fuckin family for being so dumb that I wasted my time reading about their ridiculous life.
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Coincidentally, her nickname at her high school is also "Manhole".
Are you sure it wasn't cum dumpster?
I think both applies.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/nyc/090710_Texting_Teen_Falls_Down_Open_Manhole
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