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Monroe Woman Sues Spouse in Eye Loss

A Monroe woman is suing her husband because, she says, he threw a carrot at her during an argument, poking out her left eye.

In the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Bridgeport Superior Court, Pamela Vecsey says the injury from by the carrot caused a permanent loss of vision in her eye.

"This was a very unfortunate accident. Mrs. Vecsey has been permanently injured, and we hope this suit can be resolved amicably," said Joel Faxon, the lawyer representing Vecsey.

According to court documents, Vecsey and her husband, 48-year-old Roderick Vecsey, were arguing on July 14, 2006, in their Woods Row home when Roderick Vecsey threw a carrot at his wife from about 20 feet away, striking her in the left eye.

Faxon said the carrot ruptured his client's eyeball. As a result, he said, the eye was removed and his client now has a glass eye in its place.

Roderick Vecsey was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct. The charges against him were later dropped after his wife refused to cooperate with her husband's prosecution, contending the incident had been an accident. The couple still lives together in the same house.