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QUEENS WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
College Point man fi ghts for life after hit-and-run incident
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
A College Point man
who was the victim of a
hit-and-run incident in
Jamaica earlier this month
remains hospitalized in
critical condition.
Suffering multiple
injuries, Joseph Huse, 50,
has been on a ventilator
where he is partially
breathing on his own.
Huse is fighting for his
life in the hospital after
he was crossing the street
in the crosswalk on 160th
and Liberty Avenue on
Aug. 14 at around 8 p.m.
when he was struck by a
car speeding at 37 mph.
The driver didn’t stop
and continued driving
with Huse on the car until
he fell onto the ground.
According to reports,
the unidentified driver
fled the scene and
Huse was taken to
Jamaica Hospital.
Huse, who is currently
in a coma, suffered
multiple fractures to his
body including his pelvis,
femur, tibia, ankle and
his skull.
“Of all of his injuries,
due to the impact of
Joseph going through
the windshield and then
falling off of the car
and hitting the ground
where he landed on his
head, the doctor’s are
informing us that he has
severe brain damage
or what’s referred to
as ‘Diffuse Axonal
Injury,’” Joseph’s
cousin, Donna Huse,
wrote on a GoFundMe
page to help raise funds
to pay for medical or
funeral expenses.
The family is looking
to reach their goal of
$10,000; so far, they have
received a total of $300
from donors.
The amount of trauma
Huse suffered to his
brain has damaged the
frontal lobe, which is
part of the brain that
controls important
cognitive skills such as
emotional expression,
problem solving,
language, judgement and
sexual behaviors.
Now, the Huse family
must make a difficult
decision: Have the
hospital do a tracheotomy
and insert a feeding tube
into Huse’s stomach to
give him time to improve
and hopefully regain
consciousness, or place
him in a hospice and
remove the machines
hoping he continues to
breathe on his own and
regain consciousness.
In the worst case, they
would allow him to have
a peaceful death on his
own and let nature take
its course.
Huse, a father of a 15-
year-old, will need 24-
hour care following the
accident. If he survives,
he will have a long road
to recovery.
“I would please ask
if with every donation,
you can say a prayer for
a miracle for Joseph!”
Huse said. “Joseph did
not deserve this! He has
a good heart and a gentle
soul. He is a fighter by
nature and has always
beat the odds! The Huse
family appreciates your
love and support during
this tragedy.”
Reach reporter
Carlotta Mohamed by
email at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com or by
phone at (718) 260–4526.
Joseph Huse, 50, of College Point, remains in critical condition after he was struck by a
vehicle in Jamaica. Photo via GoFundMe
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