We all know that walking and texting is a tough combination -- but a Staten Island teen learned the hard way when she fell into an uncovered sewer manhole while trying to send a message.
For its part, the Department of Environmental Protection said its workers had turned away briefly to grab some cones when the incident occurred.
Sewer line workers are supposed to cut off pedestrian access to work sites or at least mark them with warning signs.
(Something stinks about this situation... Seems like an open sewer line would be a dead give-away.)
The family said they will file a lawsuit -- for what, though, is not immediately clear. Her mother, Kim Longueira, said it doesn't matter that her daughter was walking and texting, and also, the 'gross' factor that can't be ignored.
"Oh my God, it was putrid," she said. "One of her sneakers is still down there"
