I think I found the woman who died because of Christie's bridge closure.

[msanthrope]

91, died September 9 in Fort Lee?

Oh man...Governor....if I have the right woman, you just lost the Tony Soprano vote. My family's Sicilian....this will resonate in NYC/NJ.

Here's the story on the bridge closure...and EMS delays


http://www.northjersey.com/fortlee/GWB_lane_closures_delayed_EMS_response_in_Fort_Lee.html?mobile=1&ic=1&iphone=1


Edited to add...I haven't posted the name because I'm not 100 percent certain, and because the family hasn't come out publicly. But...I think I'm right.

[1StrongBlackMan]

1. Depending on the circumstances ...

I see a wrongful death action in the near future.

I wonder how Christie will balance his Presidential campaign schedule with dispositions?

[msanthrope]

2. If I was that family, I'd talk to a lawyer. nt

[B Calm]

48. BIG TIME! Should be worth millions and an impeachment!

[TheBlackAdder]

51. The brain starts to die after 3-4 minutes without oxygen. A slight delay could mean wonders. n/t

[malaise]

3. Being discussed on Rev Al now

This is huge - so fitting

[riqster]

4. Link?

Could be huge.

[msanthrope]

7. Updated my OP. nt

[riqster]

14. Thanks. Holy fucking fuck...

[msanthrope]

16. No shit. nt

[KansDem]

5. I had not heard of this...

I read about the delayed search for the 4-year-old, but don't know about the 91-year-old.

Is there a link to the news article?

Thanks...

[msanthrope]

6. I updated my OP to include the link to the EMS delays.....

and I found the woman, I think.

[KansDem]

19. Thanks!

(nt)

[LisaLynne]

8. This is why we need freaking adults in positions of power.

Not over-grown children.

[area51]

55. +1

Christie is a psychopath.

[pnwmom]

9. Great catch! Thanks! nt

[msanthrope]

10. I don't want to post the name, since the family hasn't come out publicly..but

she's not hard to find. Two cities......

[pnwmom]

13. Ah, yes. I hope they sue. nt

[msanthrope]

15. I would. nt

[Sienna86]

11. Good research.

The consequences.....

[msanthrope]

12. Easy. Anyone with the google. nt

[ProSense]

17. Gov. Blowhard, you have a problem. n/t

[msanthrope]

18. Yeah...I'm waiting for some more reporting on this....but I think Mr. Christie

is in a bit of hot water.

[joeybee12]

20. Christie Lied, People Died...knr

[sufrommich]

21. This is now being reported by Mediaite. nt

[msanthrope]

22. Did they post the name??? I won't until either the family or a reputable news source does. nt

[sufrommich]

23. No,they're just calling her a 91 year old woman.nt

[msanthrope]

40. I hope someone speaks to the family soon. nt

[Cha]

24. This is a tragedy for this woman and her loved ones and all the medical services that were delayed

due to deliberate closing of the GWB and brings light on the endangering recklessness of the act.

"Emergency responders also were late in getting to a third medical emergency that first morning of the lane closures. It took Favia nearly an hour to arrive at a building where a person was experiencing chest pains “due to standstill traffic on Route 46 East. The Mutual Aid ambulance coming from Palisades Park and paramedics coming out of Leonia were also delayed due to the excessive traffic,” he wrote."

I can imagine how pissed these hard working EMT workers are.. and everyone affected by the revenge closing.

thanks msanthrope

[msanthrope]

26. Petty acts..with big consequences. nt

[Whisp]

33. Isn't that horrible how Christie and his reptile brain never thought something like this could happe

happen?

Or maybe he did but thought he'd never get caught. Which is worse?

This is an unbelievable story - holy blankety blanks. What an evil man!

People have to realize that even though they may not agree with everything the President does, HE WOULD NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!

I'm just floored. oboy.

[Cha]

34. Zactly what I've been thinking, Whisp.. The

Height of Stupidity that it would take to think this couldn't really hurt people and that it wouldn't blow up in their evil plotting faces.

That Bridget Anne Kelly, Deputy Chief of Christie's Staff, is an especially demonic piece of work.

[Hubert Flottz]

47. All a republican ever thinks of is himself.

And "What's in it for ME?"

[MsPithy]

25. Ruh, roh.

The jail time for anyone found guilty of a crime for this incident just went from the minimum security, "country club," to THE BIG HOUSE!

[First Speaker]

27. What a stupid, childish thing to do this was...

...my God. But appropriate, for a party with a long and dishonorable history of ratfucking. That poor old lady...

[bananas]

28. The non-mobile version has a map

It has an embedded google map with an overlay showing how the traffic flow was changed:

http://www.northjersey.com/fortlee/GWB_lane_closures_delayed_EMS_response_in_Fort_Lee.html

Access blocked

From Sept. 9-12, 2013, local access to the George Washington Bridge toll plaza from Fort Lee was changed from three lanes to one lane. This caused extensive traffic problems in Fort Lee that lasted until noon. How the traffic flow was changed:

<embedded google map showing how the traffic flow was changed>

[sufrommich]

29. Its on Huffington Post now,still no name but

they're reporting that 4 emergency vehicles were delayed because of the bridge lane closings. This story is going to explode.

[WillyT]

30. K & R !!!

[msanthrope]

35. A first, eh???

[WillyT]

36. I Calls 'Em As I Sees 'Em...

[msanthrope]

41. Fair enough. nt

[sheshe2]

31. Christie now has blood on his hands! nt

[tom_kelly]

32. Wow, even foxy news website has it as its top story n/t

[Shankapotomus]

37. Is this what Americans can expect

from a Christie Presidency? Political payback on the states and cities that don't support your election? People dying needlessly?

This woman is dead because of the political culture Christie brought with him into office.

A person is dead because of political shenanigans. Christie should step down.

[valerief]

38. Christie Kremed! nt

[msanthrope]

39. You should copyright that! nt

[msanthrope]

42. Kick for morning crowd. nt

[randome]

43. Excellent find!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

[msanthrope]

44. Less than 5 minutes on google...two cities. nt

[DinahMoeHum]

45. God help that asshole Christie IF that woman's family. . .

. . .has a mob connection in any way.

[Hubert Flottz]

46. Murdering pricks!

Jail is too good for those bastards.

[Jefferson23]

49. The conduct is fitting of a loose cannon. Political retribution in the format they decided is

beyond what most civilized people would be able to dismiss..even the most cynical regarding
politics. Christie did not even need to play heavy handed to win, the only demographic he
lost was the youth vote.

This venture which involves the closing of lanes on the GWB is also displaced as it would not
and did not impact the mayor, personally. It was implemented it appears at the very citizens who they
believed were his opponents voters in the race.

Altering the flow of traffic to inflict harm, and harm befell one woman, fatally. The disregard
is astonishing....what else is he capable of doing? Those who voted for him need to come to
terms with that reality.

[countryjake]

50. They're naming her now on CNN, too...family made a statement...

Florence Genova died the day Christie and his cronies went after the mayor of Ft. Lee.

Woman Says Lane Closings Were Not to Blame for Her Mother’s Death

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/nyregion/woman-says-lane-closings-were-not-to-blame-for-her-mothers-death.html?_r=0

The daughter of a 91-year-old woman from Fort Lee, N.J., who died on the day of a major traffic jam precipitated by top aides to Gov. Chris Christie said on Thursday that she did not believe the inability of an ambulance to reach her mother’s house was a factor in her death.

“I honestly believe it was just her time,” said Vilma Oleri, whose mother, Florence Genova, died on the morning of Sept. 9, the first day that the closing of local lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge set off the snarls.

[msanthrope]

52. Yep...that's who I had. nt

[countryjake]

53. Did you know Port Authority cops who were fending off angry commuters...

during those four days, actually were saying that it was Mayor Sokolich's decision to close the lanes?

See this pdf. of the Mayor's letter to Baroni on Sept. 12:

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/nygwb1017.pdf

[ffr]

54. Lawsuit(s) in 3 - 2 - 1

Go!

If there's a relationship that can be established between someone losing their life due this act of retribution, I don't think it's a stretch of the imagination to see those people being held personally accountable for their actions and the state for empowering their seemingly petty crimes.