jacquelyn velasquez:"i thought i was dead when i was on the floor i thought i was gone." two teenage girls, waiting for an opening so they can cross the street... they start walking...then bam. a car slams into them...sending the girls flying...and pinning the young boy under the car."everything was dark because i was trying to sarh to keep my eyes open but i couldn't." jacquelyn velasquez was walking with her two cousins around 9:30 at night on july 5th...this was on fruitvale avenue near brookdale ave. jacquelyn has broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, bruising all over, and has already had surgery on her her heart...her aorta artery. "they put a tube around it so it doesn't rupture and cause internal bleeding." her 18 year old cousin broke her leg injured her back. and they're the lucky ones...both out of the hosptial. the little boy they we're helping cross...4 or 5 years old...is still in children's hospital oakland with spinal injuries. it really is a nightmare. "every time i lay down in the darkness and rethink all the scenarios." as for change, oakland city councilman

jacquelyn velasquez:"i thought i was dead when i was on the floor i thought i was gone."age girls, waiting for an opening so they can cross the street... they start walking...then bam. a car slams into them...sending the girls flying...and pinning the young boy under the car."everything was dark because i was trying to sarh to keep my eyes open but i couldn't." jacquelyn velasquez was walking with her two cousins around 9:30 at night on july 5th...this was on fruitvale avenue near brookdale ave. jacquelyn has broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, bruising all over, and has already had surgery on her

jacquelyn velasquez was walking with her two cousins around 9:30 at night on july 5th...this was on fruitvale avenue near brookdale ave. jacquelyn has broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, bruising all over, and has already had surgery on her her heart...her aorta artery. "they put a tube around it so it doesn't rupture and cause internal bleeding." her 18 year old cousin broke her leg injured her back. and they're the lucky ones...both out of the hosptial. the little boy they we're helping cross...4 or 5 years old...is still in children's hospital oakland with spinal injuries. it really is a nightmare. "every time i lay down in the darkness and rethink all the scenarios." as for change, oakland city councilman noel gallo promising it.noel gallo, oakland city council:"not only are we going to repave this street, we're also going to demand a cross walk signal." because cars fly down fruitvale. mark legahspi owns lucky 37, the philipino restaurant near the crosswalk, and it was his surveilance cameras that captured the horror.mark legaspi, owns restaurant nearby:"oh it was definitely a speed issue,