A driver hired by Amazon injured Elizabeth Hurley’s dog, and now the company is finally doing the right thing by agreeing to pay for the animal’s veterinary care.
As the Daily Mail reports, last December an Amazon delivery van ran over Hurley’s two-year-old Labrador, Hector, at the actress’s Herefordshire estate, resulting in injuries including a broken leg and a collapsed lung.
Luckily, a veterinarian rushed to the scene and was able to save Hector’s life, albeit at a cost of £2,000 (approximately CAD$3,400).
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Amazon, however, initially refused to take responsibility for the accident, but Hurley’s sister tells the Mail that the company has since agreed to pay the vet bills, nine months after the fact.
“Elizabeth was absolutely devastated,” says Katie Hurley, who was at the estate when the accident occurred.
“She had organized for the walker to take him out with two of our other dogs, and then the next I heard was Hector howling,” she continues, recalling the accident.
“He had staggered back to the house. He collapsed and was bleeding in my arms. We thought we were going to lose him, it was just hideous,” she says.
“The vet came and thankfully saved his life, which is miraculous,” she adds. “We nearly lost him because of this man’s appalling driving.”
According to Katie Hurley, the accident happened because the vehicle was moving at an excessive speed.
“The van was driving too fast. Because it happened on the estate a speed limit can’t be enforced so we ask people to use their common sense, but he didn’t,” she tells the Mail.
“Amazon clearly thought we’d give up and go away. All we ever sought were the vet’s bills. But they kept trying to deny it was their fault and tried to blame it on the driver not being an employee of theirs,” she points out.
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“So last week I was forced to threaten legal action and they then agreed, pretty quickly, to pay the bill.”
Elizabeth Hurley issued a brief statement about the matter: ‘[Amazon] have finally settled the bill and it has taken them nine months to do so. That’s all I can say about it.’
Meanwhile, Amazon tells the Mail that the van involved was contracted, but assured that the matter would be “resolved to the satisfaction of the customer.”
