Details Emerge About Driver in Ruthie Ann Miles Tragedy
By: Julie Musbach Apr. 03, 2018
Tragedy recently struck the Broadway community when Ruthie Ann Miles was the victim of a fatal car crash that took the life of her four year old daughter Abigail. The New York Daily News has just released further details about the driver, stating that she had a series of medical emergencies leading up to the crash.
Medics were called to the home of Dorothy Bruns, 44, just three days before the incident. Bruns had been suffering from a 'cardiac condition'. This had previously occurred on December 22 as well as November 19. Bruns took medical leave from her job and only recently returned in February.
Investigators are currently working to find out if Bruns had been instructed by doctors to stop driving.
Bruns suffers from multiple sclerosis and had a seizure behind the wheel on the day of the crash.
For more, visit the New York Daily News here.
According to multiple sources, including the New York Daily News, an out-of-control driver ran a red light on Monday, March 5, fatally hitting two children, Miles' daughter Abigail Blumenstein and one year old Joshua Lew. The two children were with their mothers at the time, heading home from a church event at the nearby community center. Miles, in her 7th month of pregnancy was brought to the hospital in critical condition. The victims were rushed to New York-Presbyterian Methodist Brooklyn Hospital, but the children could not be saved.
The driver was Dorothy Bruns, 44. Her car has been cited four times for running red lights, as well as four times for speeding through a school zone, in the past two years. Bruns attempted to speed away from the scene but crashed into several cars and was stopped by witnesses.
The New York Post reports that Bruns remembers waking up behind the wheel but was unaware that she had hit anyone. According to NY1, Bruns was arrested and charges against her are pending.
Miles and her unborn child are recovering.
For details on the initial incident, visit the New York Daily News here.
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