Vernon woman looking for strangers who helped in e-scooter, car accident
A Vernon woman is hoping to connect with a couple who came to her aid when she was hit by a car while riding an e-scooter last week on her regular route between home and work.
“I’d not have been able to get through it if it wasn’t for them, they kept me calm and knew what to do,” Nadia Dianocky said.
The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on March 19 when Dianocky was heading home from work, and went to cross 30 Street downtown.
She said she looked both ways before crossing the street and “was hit within seconds” by a taxi cab and when she regained awareness, she was on the pavement with several injuries, being supported by kind strangers.
“There was a man behind me helping me lie back down and a lady with a newborn baby on her chest who said she was a doctor,” she said. “I went numb and did what they told me to do. He held my neck and made sure it was stable. The lady with the baby was holding my hand and I remember her baby lightly kicking my arm.”
Dianocky was able to pull her phone out and unlock it. She handed it to the man behind her to phone her dad. She was transported by ambulance to the hospital with wounds to her hands, knee, head and ear.
She is still recovering at home and going for dressing changes, and is emotionally shaken up. She’s relying on family members to look after her.
“My dressing changes are painful,” she said. “I’m struggling with anxiety and I can’t cross parking lots or streets without my mom. I’ve been away from work this whole time.”
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Dianocky is not taking any kind of legal action and is not sure what the outcome for the driver was, only that the driver remained on scene until police arrived.
“The police said the worst that would happen to the taxi driver was him paying a fine,” she said. “I could go to court if I wanted to but the defense would attack me. I’ve been working with ICBC and they are covering a bit of my medical expenses.”
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Dianocky wants the kind couple to know how much their actions helped her and how grateful she is.
“I felt cared for,” she said. “I’ve no idea who these kind strangers are but I’d love to connect with them to say thank you.”
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