The Rev. Al Sharpton's 28-year-old daughter, Dominique Sharpton, is suing New York City for $5 million over a sprained ankle she suffered while walking through a crosswalk,
the New York Post reports.
The October 2 fall left her "severely injured, bruised and wounded," according to court documents, and she "still suffers and will continue to suffer for some time physical pain and bodily injuries."
Sharpton suffered "internal and external injuries to the whole body, lower and upper limbs, the full extent of which are unknown, permanent pain and mental anguish," her court filing continues, and she is seeking damages for "loss of quality of life, future pain and suffering, future medical bills, [and] future diminution of income."
The Post notes that, though Sharpton was seen walking in a boot for several weeks after the accident, she can also be seen at about the same time in pictures on social media wearing high heals and climbing a ladder to put an angel on top of a Christmas tree.
She also attended a National Action Network Justice for All march in Washington, D.C., and for a New Year’s Eve trip to Miami Beach around the same time.
Sharpton isn't alone in her claim against the city for uneven roadways and sidewalks. New York City received 774 "defective roadway" claims in fiscal 2014, the Post reported. A photo accompanying the Post's story showed an unevenly patched crosswalk at the corner of Broome Street and Broadway, where Sharpton says her injury occurred.
The city also has had to pay $60 million in 885 claims of "defective sidewalks" over a 22-month period.
In an Instagram post just after her accident, Sharpton wrote, "I sprained my ankle real bad lol."
Sharpton works for her father's National Action Network, where she serves as membership director.
Al Sharpton was asked about the case, responding, "She’s 29 years old. Why would she have to talk to me about that? I just know that she was hurt and that she got a lawyer and she’s a grown woman. [Where] she goes from there, I have no idea."
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