The family of a grandmother who died after falling into an open manhole in Manhattan filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the utility responsible for the manhole.

The family of a grandmother who died after falling into an open manhole in Manhattan filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the utility responsible for the manhole.

Donike “Donna” Gocaj suffered “extensive” conscious pain when she stepped out of her car into the uncovered, 10-foot manhole, according to the family’s lawsuit.