On the morning of October 9th, a 21-year-old Cooper Union student was nearly killed on her bicycle when she was hit by a tractor trailer truck making a turn onto Varick Avenue in Bushwick. The cyclist, Emilie Louise Gossiau, suffered a broken femur, pelvic fractures, facial fractures, and stroke, according to one person familiar with the accident. Our source, who asked to remain anonymous, also told us "There was a direct impact on her abdomen and the intestines were pushed into her lungs, so in order to relieve the pressure and her ability to breathe, an incision was made." Today we received an update on her condition.
We're told Gossiau is doing "much better," and our source says, "They had to wait many days before she was strong enough to perform surgery. A couple of days ago they were finally able to operate on her femur and pelvis. She is on her way to recovery, though, and they predict a year of rehabilitation for her. She is loved by many people, who are praying for her. We all know she's going to pull through."
One witness said the driver, Elio Morales, kept going, apparently unaware he had struck Gossiau. The witness ran after the driver, who stopped and stayed at the scene, where police determined that he was not licensed to operate that kind of truck in New York. The NYPD tells us he was charged with driving without the correct class of license.
