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Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - Web posted at 7:23:27 GMT Homeless city man hit by car * TANJA BAUSELOFTEY Lottering (23), a homeless man who makes a meagre income by selling the Big Issue magazine, has been involved in a hit-and-run accident. |
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Lottering and a friend were trying to cross Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue in Windhoek in the early hours of October 4 when a speeding Mercedes Benz hit him. "We were standing at the robot and saw the car speeding towards us. My friend jumped out of the way but I was too late," Lottering told The Namibian. Lottering's leg bones were shattered and he had to undergo an operation. "I felt worthless when I saw the car speeding away, leaving me in the gutter in excruciating pain." A traffic officer who saw the incident followed the car and arrested the driver. By law, a person can only be held without charge for 48 hours, and because Lottering was in hospital, he could not lay charges. The driver was set free. A metal plate and pins now keep Lottering's bones in position, but for a proper recovery he needs decent food, rest and hygienic surroundings - things that are hard to come by for a homeless person. During the day he hobbles to the offices of The Big Issue, where he lies on a sofa, but at night when the office closes he is back on the street, sleeping under a bridge. "I wonder if the man that rode over me and left me lying in the street thinks about me when he is in his comfortable home while I am in pain in the street," Lottering said. |
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