Amy Lauria wants to know why the name of the person who damaged her leg wasn't recorded
EMMET CO., MI -- A Northern Michigan woman doesn't know when she'll be able to walk again, and it's all because of a freak accident on a ski-hill.
What happened to an Alanson woman on a December ski trip could change her life forever.
An out of control snowboarder ran into her on the hill causing serious injury to her leg.
Now as she continues to recover she's left without answers as to how this could happen.
For Amy Lauria, it's been a month -- with at least five more two go.
On December 17th, an out-of-control snowboarder sliced her leg and she hasn't been able to walk since.
As she recovers, she wonders who that person was who ran into her -- and why she doesn't have answers.
"You live up here, you want to go skiing, you want to enjoy what we're surrounded with, and I don't know if I'll get to anymore, said Amy Lauria, who was injured in a ski accident.
The pink cast and what's underneath is a reminder. A snowboarder’s snowboard at Boyne Highlands did some damage -- first, it broke her brand new ski boot, then it ripped through her pants to her skin, and tore five tendons, two nerves, and cut an artery.
"I can't walk right now, he completely changed my life, it'll never be the same,” said Lauria.
The snowboarder, who Amy knows only as a 19-year old kid named Andy, went to get help, but that's the last she had heard from him.
“We really do wish that Boyne Highlands had for the kid's last name that cut into my wife's leg," said Amy’s husband Ryan.
The Lauria's know they've agreed to a Release of Liability, which says they ski at their own risk, but question the accident report that was filled out.
“Somebody needs to obviously be responsible and go get the other party and get information about them," said Amy.
In an e-mail, Boyne says their first priority is to attend to the injured. Contact information is gathered by all parties involved, but in instances where the other party flees the scene or does not provide information, the priority is to attend to the injured and then seek the other party.
"I really wish he'd come forward like I mentioned, give my wife an apology," said Ryan.
“He was somebody that was completely out of control, and that's negligence on their part to not get this information," said Amy.
In the Ski Area Safety Act of 1962, it says if somebody injures another, they are to inform Ski Patrol and identify themselves, or face a misdemeanor punishment which could mean 30 days in jail.
The Lauria's just hope they get answers.
