by Emma Davey A Brooklyn driver who gravely injured a 33-year-old woman in Williamsburg in November had a history of speeding, Streetsblog reports.
75-year-old Julio Didy, operating a Hyundai Sonata, sped down Manhattan Avenue on Tuesday, November 25, jumping the curb to barrel down the sidewalk and maiming Maggie Duffy. Didy then crashed into a fire alarm call box, which prevented him from traveling further and causing more damage. Bystanders, including a medical assistant, intervened immediately and…
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Disgusting. Anyone else would be prosecuted. License should be suspended for 5 years, at least
Oh, but but but cyclists never stop for red lights and one time i was almost hit and i was sooo scared that my shoes fell off!
This is just awful…poor person just minding her business when this reckless dipshit ruins her life forever. The punishment will not fit the crime, of this I am sure.