Allie Pomianowski, a 2007 San Lorenzo Valley High School graduate, is back at home after spending months in the hospital following a car accident that broke her neck, leaving her a quadriplegic.
Pomianowski lost control of her car April 7 on Mount Hermon Road in Felton and spun into the opposite lane, where she was struck by a pickup driven by a Santa Cruz County worker.
“Since the accident, Allie and her parents have been involved in a terrific struggle because of the catastrophic nature of her injuries,” said attorney Michael Moore of San Francisco.
Moore plans to file a suit against the county on Pomianowski’s behalf to pay for medical expenses.
Santa Cruz County supervisors denied the claim Oct. 27, a regular step in injury or accident claims.
“We have done an informal investigation and disclosed a number of problems with the road and the accident history of the road,” Moore said.
In a brief description submitted to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Moore’s claim challenged the safety of the roadway, drainage, signage and the speed of the county worker on the wet roadway.
“We feel his speed was in excess of what it should have been in the conditions,” Moore said. “On a personal level, it’s tragic circumstances for him, too, being involved in a serious accident like this.”
For more information about Pomianowski, visit www.rallyforallie.blogspot.com.
