Dr. Sam Leuzzi, a pediatrician in Staten Island (NYC), has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident after running over a father and his 6-year-old daughter while they were walking their dog across the street.
The victims’ family and relatives told the New York Post who feel betrayed that a man of medicine could supposedly behave with such “calculating evil.”
According to police, at 5:10 pm on January 9, Dr. Leuzzi, 66, drove his GMC truck into Guy Seth (51) and his daughter Zoey, who was sitting on her father’s shoulders, in the Busy Arthur Kill and Drumgoole roads in Greenridge. At the time they were walking the family’s pet Yorkie, Coco, who was unharmed.
The girl fractured her skull, requiring surgery, and the father also suffered a concussion. Neither of them remembers being hit.said the family’s lawyer, Ravi Batra.
“He [padre, Guy] He continued to hold her while they were beaten. It probably saved his life.“Batra said of the accident.
“My daughter thought her dad was dead,” said mother Gosia Seth, 40, adding that the girl saw her father unconscious and bleeding from the head.
Dr. Leuzzi is a resident of Middletown (NJ) and has a thriving practice in the Grant City section of Staten Island. He was arrested the day after the accident and accused of leaving the scene without informing him.a misdemeanor that violates the right of way and due care laws, according to the criminal complaint.
“When you think of a pediatrician, you think of ‘trust.’ Accidents can happen. But don’t you stay and help if you have that medical knowledge? I still can’t process this. “I can’t believe this,” reiterated the mother and wife of the victims.
Leuzzi He pleaded “not guilty,” was released on parole, and has since returned to work. His lawyer, Joseph Corozzo, insisted that the doctor “remained at the scene treating both injured men” and waited for the ambulance to take them to the hospital.
“The NYPD and the District Attorney’s Office have provided evidence showing that this was an accident that occurred during a terrible and violent storm. “The evidence further establishes that Dr. Leuzzi remained at the scene and communicated with the officers,” the defense attorney added.
The Staten Island District Attorney’s office declined to comment “beyond what is contained in the criminal complaint.”
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The authorities remember that there is zero tolerance towards drivers who drive at excess speed and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs..
Traffic accidents are a great challenge in New York and In many cases the drivers flee. This despite “Vision Zero” road safety plan created in 2014 by then-new Mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists with a goal of zero deaths by 2024. According to the NYPD, cyclist deaths increased 260% in the first six months of 2023 and 325% since the implementation of the “Vision Zero” plan in 2014.
Last month Governor Hochul signed the “Angelic Law”, intended to keep drivers with prior suspensions off the road by charging repeat offenders who operate vehicles after committing five or more traffic violations that resulted in prior suspensions or revocations as a felony.
Last weekend, Lourdes Camilo, a 53-year-old mother, died after being hit by two cars in The Bronx (NYC). One of the drivers fled. No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
2024-01-24 15:25:00
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