After riding a bicycle on a New York sidewalk, a 4-year old accidentally ran into an elderly woman. She fell and broke her hip. The 87-year old woman died three weeks later as a result of the accident.
Now, a judge has ruled that the family may sue the 4-year old girl. Bikes Can Work reports on the story,
Kids and adults alike ride their bikes on the sidewalks of New York because there is no other place for them to go. I don’t even want to consider the idea of whether a four-year-old can be found to have been negligent because it’s a detour into the absurd.
Just how rich is this poor little girl is what I want to know. I’m so sorry for the elderly lady, but this child will now be traumatized for life because of this accident. How sad.
Pictured is Erin when she was about six years old.
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