BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — “I was hit like a freight train – and I mean the hit was so hard,” said Karn Adams, who had her tibia and fibula broken because of the impact.
She says she was hit from behind while she was focusing on her dog and she was flung into the air. The bones shattered in at least nine places, she said.
“As I was up in the air, I was actually seeing my ankle up in the air, and my foot sticking completely sideways,” said Adams.
Adams says when she was on the ground, she asked who the dog belonged to, but nobody responded.
“It was a crime, I think, that the person ran away. I was attacked by their dog, and they didn’t identify themselves. And I think of that as a hit and run,” said Adams.
But Karin Lehotsky, who was leaving the park the day it happened, says the people in the dog park stayed to help Adams.
“I know it was rumored that people left -- nobody left, everybody stayed,” said Lehotsky.
She says it seemed like a group of dogs hit Adams by accident.
But Adams says she thinks somebody should have spoken up about their dog being involved.
She wants everybody to know dog parks can be dangerous places.
“Be careful when you take your dogs to a dog park. Know that there’s a danger there. Certainly don’t bring your kids to a dog park. If this could happen to an adult who is active and fit, imagine what could happen to a child,” said Adams.
The superintendent of parks told KIRO 7 Wednesday night that he feels “horrible” for her.
“But we’ve found no proof that anything negligent or malicious was done,” said Dan Hamlin, Park Services Superintendent on Bainbridge Island.
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