Rosa, Donna Marie Adm of The Estate of Garbellotto, Nicole Ann vs Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, et al.
Case # 18CV01384,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 9, 2018, ended August 6, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On December 7, 2016 around 5:30 PM, Plaintiff's daughter, Nicole Garbellotto, (to whom she is appointed administratix) was found unresponsive in a vehicle at the Verrazano Bridge toll plaza by Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police (TBTAP). TBTAP placed N. Garbellotto under arrest for DUI, and she was later revived by the fire department in an ambulance. She was taken to the hospital where a psychiatric emergency protocol was undertaken, placing her in Defendant officers' duty of care to protect her from self harm.
N. Garbellotto's condition continued to deteriorate. Defendant medical staff and officers failed to ensure she did not take more narcotics and did not follow up with tests to check for the b...