15-year-old Staten Island resident Alexa Longuiera fell into the New York City sewer in July of 2009. Longuiera was not looking ahead while walking down Victory Boulevard, as she was sending a text message, causing her to fall into an open manhole. Her family has said that they intend to sue the city.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31853449/%3FGT1%3D43001
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Fell an estimated 4 feet
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Treated at Staten Island University Hospital
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Lost a sneaker during the incident
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In 2008 an estimated trillion text messages were sent per day
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New York State Senator Carl Kruger has proposed a bill prohibiting the use of electronic devices at crosswalks
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Longueira is a high school sophomore
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Family claims the manhole was left unattended and that cones could have stopped the incident from occurring
