While it’s still unknown if a bona fide NYPD officer was the man who quipped “I don’t do CPR” as 11 year old Briana Ojeda lay dying of an asthma attack on Henry Street Sunday, the girl’s mother pleaded with him to “man up” and identify himself to authorities. Update: Officials now say that an officer from the 84th Precinct is responsible.
There wasn’t a dry eye at dinner tables in the New York City area tonight as a tearful Carmen Ojeda addressed the WABC-TV cameras. She told the officer responsible for fatally delaying her daughter’s chance at survival and treatment at LICH, “show your face, can’t you just apologize… I don’t want anything… Everybody makes mistakes.”
This wasn’t a cop, let’s be real.
Let’s also be real that this mother had no inhalor with her. Say what?
There’s something called 911. Ambulance would have saved the kid.
This is a sad story however I also find ironic that people like this who are most likely anti-snitching are essentially asking for someone to snitch on themselves.
Reap what you sow much?
“people like this”? “ambulance would have saved the kid”? you’re as ignorant as your name is pathetic. piss on you, chooch wannabe.
let the woman mourn any way she wishes. it’s the anger stage. guilt will be coming. don’t worry, she’ll feel it big time.
Hey Sammy the Ass — “Reap what you sow much?” You’re kidding right? What do you know about that family to make that kind of judgement, especially in the face of a loss of that level.
Also – it was a ‘real’ cop from the 84th, Alfonso Mendez, according to the NY Times. Until, you know, he’s not.
This is a tragic story. My heart goes out to the Ojedas and to Briana, who looks so sweet and deserved many more years. I live on Henry Street, which is quite narrow in the block between DeGraw and Kane. I was at home on Friday and saw Ms. Ojeda’s SUV driving quickly the wrong way up the street–she was screaming something like “My baby is dying”–and then I heard an impact with another car in the next block up. I was worried and went downstairs and up one block, where Ms. Ojeda was getting back into her car. People there said that Ms. Ojeda’s SUV had hit another car, but the other car had reversed and driven away without really stopping. The police car was already there, and I had been there for less than a minute when a firetruck and the police car cleared the rest of Henry Street and escorted them to LICH. In my estimation, only 2 or 3 minutes elapsed between when the SUV passed my apartment and when the escort cleared the rest of Henry and got Ms. Ojeda and her daughter on their way again. Even if the officer was unhelpful and maybe irresponsible, it doesn’t seem like he delayed their arrival at the hospital any more than the accident or having to deal with more oncoming traffic would have.
Hey Sammy boy…why so quite?
Why do you people feel that you have to personally attach
other?
EMS would have had the needed medications on board to treat the child immediately, and then a race to LICH might not have been required . I’m not a doctor, but I don’t think CPR wouldn’t have help the child at that late stage. And the SUV could have hit and killed a pedestrian not expecting a car speeding up Henry Street the wrong way!
One of the first things a parent is taught is to smooth the child, not act hysterically screaming “my baby is dying” or whatever she was yelling. Yes the mother will have guilt, but the cop should not be the scapegoat. Police Officers are not trained as EMS personnel.
BKHenry, Please let the Police Commissioner and the 84th Precinct know what you saw. You could save the Police Officer’s job!!!!!!
WOW…”save the Police Officer’s job!” WTF??? Even if you don’t believe any of the mother’s or other witness story about his reprehensible actions, it’s a fact that the cop left the scene, didn’t report it and then waited to be tracked down by his own dept!
THIS is a guy who should he keep his job (which comes with a gun and badge, btw).
Come on…