A California woman who was in New York to attend a friend 's wake was critically injured when a cab hit her while she was loading her luggage into a taxi before heading to JFK to fly home . Rosemarie Mifsud , 42 , became wedged between the two taxis outside 750 Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan early Monday . Mifsud , who has two sons aged eight and 11 , was putting luggage into the trunk of a cab in the middle lane of traffic when the second vehicle , a van , smashed into her from behind . Rosemarie Mifsud , 42 , got stuck between two taxis on Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan this morning . She was headed back to city of Livermore which is on the edge of the San Francisco Bay Area . Her husband , Bill Mifsud , said the taxi 'pinned her ' , the New York Daily News reported . He said : 'She was putting luggage in the trunk . 'So from her perspective it just came out of nowhere . 'He hit her pretty hard . ' Bill plans to fly out to New York to be with Mifsud during the recovery process . The mother-of-two was critically injured after being struck 'pretty hard ' said her husband Bill Mifsud ( right ) The Mifsuds live in Livermore , California , and have two sons together aged eight and 11 ( pictured above ) Mifsud , who works in software technology , was brought by ambulance to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition . She underwent extensive surgery but it seems likely there will be some permanent damage . Her legs were in really bad shape and an officer at the scene used his belt as tourniquet , the New York Post reported . Leon Mass was working at a nearby food cart and saw what happened . He said : 'The bones were sticking out of her leg . 'She was wearing jeans . 'There was a cop who wrapped the belt around her to stop the bleeding . 'She was just so calm . 'She screamed and then she was just so quiet . ' The stretch of Seventh Avenue where the accident occurred ( above ) would have been dark early this morning . Mohamed Gendia , 34 , was driving the cab that struck her . He has a clean record and has been working as a licensed driver for more than a year , according to the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission ( TLC ) . Mohamed Gendia said he did n't see Mifsud , according to DNAinfo . He told TLC investigators : 'It was dark . I braked and I slid . The brake did n't help me . ' I thought I hit the car , not her . ' It is unknown if he will be charged or face any other sort of disciplinary action . A lawyer hired by the family , Brian O'Dwyer , said : 'Given the circumstances of the accident we are asking that the police department and district attorney take a very close look at pursuing charges . '
MifsudRosemarie Mifsud was putting luggage in a cab when another taxi hit her . Rosemarie Mifsud was hit 'pretty hard ' and became wedged between the two vehicles . Mother-of-two was on her way to JFK to fly home to San Francisco area . She was taken to hospital in critical condition and had 'extensive ' surgery .