Hit & Run- Man On Electric Scooter Hit My Dog On The Sidewalk In Nyc And My Dog Has A Tbi, Might Have To Be Put Down

On Tuesday, March 28th I was walking my dog. We were on a corner on the sidewalk when out of nowhere a man on an electric scooter hit us.

I am not injured, but my dog was severely injured. I rushed her to the ER vet where she stayed for several hours. I brought her back to the ER vet the next day. I’ve paid over $1000 in vet bills already. They recommended a 24 hr hospital stay for fluids and monitoring, but it was going to cost at minimum an additional $4,000, and this is without any diagnostic testing such as x-rays. We couldn’t afford it.

She is diagnosed with a suspected traumatic brain injury. She has poor use of her back legs and since I’ve brought her home she is not improving. We are hand feeding her and carrying her outside to try to use the bathroom. She is a senior dog and I’m afraid she’s not going to make it. We are heartbroken and angry such a senseless thing had to happen.

Info about the accident: The man on the electric scooter hit us out of no where. I didn’t realize what had happened until I heard my dog yelp and felt the impact myself. Everything happened so quickly. I saw the man walk over to pick up his scooter which was thrown across the sidewalk. He picked up a plastic bag with 2 to-go boxes in it that he had thrown when he crashed. He asked “are you okay?” And I said something along the lines of “yeah but I don’t think my dog is”. He sped off on his scooter and yelled something like “I told you not to be there”.

I have a video of him driving away on the scooter that shows him from the backside. He was wearing a distinct outfit. As he drives off a lady across the street who saw it happen is heard telling “why’d you run over her dog you jackass”.

Then the video pans over to the dog struggling to move and me freaking out and starting to sob.

Other info: there is a video camera at the apt on the corner that should have perfect view of the accident. I’m working on getting in touch with the super to get the footage.

I think this man may have been a delivery driver since he made the point to stop and pick up the food even though he was trying to flee the scene.

I filed a police report and should hear from the officer assigned to my case tomorrow.

Any advice? Should I contact delivery services (DoorDash, Uber eats, grub hub)? Should I contact an attorney or is it not worth it? I know their drivers are constantly tracked and I have the exact time stamp/location of the man. I don’t know anything about this kinda of thing I just know we’ve paid lots of money in vet bills and will likely lose our baby in such a horrible way that was completely unnecessary.