A British tourist who lost part of her leg when a taxi jumped a kerb and hit her in New York has launched a €19.9 million damages claim against the city. Sian Green filed a notice of claim in November over the incident, which happened at the Rockefeller Centre.
Her lawyer Daniel Marchese said other parties could also face lawsuits. Ms. Green's city claim says the taxi driver's yellow cab licence should have been suspended before the August 20th accident because he had prior driving violations.
New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission has claimed a computer problem, which has since been fixed, was to blame.
Doctors had to amputate the lower part of Ms. Green's left leg, after she was hit while sightseeing with a friend. She spent four weeks in a New York hospital following her accident, also sustaining cuts to her right leg.
Immediately after the crash, quick-thinking plumber David Justino used his belt as a tourniquet, tying it around Ms. Green's leg, earning praise from medics.
He was also recognised by US celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, who had been filming scenes for his television show nearby and rushed to help.
In November, Ms. Green (24) was "incredibly dismayed" to learn that cabbie Mohammed Fasyal Himon, who has said the accident was not his fault, would not be facing criminal charges.
The city's Law Department said it would review her damages claim.
