Woman Who Fatally Ran Over Two Young Children in Park Slope Takes Her Own Life
Dorothy Burns of Staten Island left a suicide note beside her.
Dorothy Burns of Staten Island left a suicide note beside her.
A woman who fatally ran over two young children in Park Slope earlier this year, and caused a pregnant mother to lose her unborn child just months ago, has committed suicide.
On March 5, Dorothy Bruns, 45, was driving along Ninth Street and Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn, accidentally killed children Joshua Lew, one, and Abigail Blumenstein, four, after suffering a seizure behind the wheel at a crosswalk. She also hit Abigail’s pregnant mother, Ruth Blumenstein, a TONY Award winning actress. Blumenstein ended up suffering a miscarriage in May. Joshua’s mother Laura Lew was also injured but she survived the accident.
Burns reportedly suffered from multiple sclerosis and seizures, and previous to the accident had been told by her doctors to stop driving.
On Tuesday afternoon, Burns was found dead in her home in Staten Island by a friend. She had been surrounded by prescription pills and a note that read, “I’m sorry, I can’t do this anymore.” The note also instructed,  “do not resuscitate.” According to Daily Mail, the note also gave the friend that found her power of attorney.
Burns was arrested on multiple charges including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, reckless endangerment, assault and reckless driving. She was freed on $75,000 bond in September, and due in court when she took her own life.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Park Slope resident, who was very vocal after the accident, stating Burns should be arrested, offered his condolences.
“Any time someone takes their own life it’s profoundly sad. And obviously, all we have focused on in terms of mental health is getting people the help they need and getting people to come forward with their problems, so that we can avert tragedies like this,” he said in a press conference on Wednesday.
If you or anyone you know is thinking about suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at (800) 273-8255.
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