A woman who was nearly killed while riding a rickshaw in Fort Lauderdale is desperate for help.

Police still haven't caught the driver who hit her and now she's learned the rickshaw's owner, Kevin Green, didn't have insurance.

Nearly six months ago, Julie Perry's promising future as an author and Internet marketer came to screeching halt.

Perry and a friend were riding in a rickshaw on New Years Eve. They were headed east over the Las Olas bridge when their bike was rear-ended by a driver who just kept going.

"It's been a tragedy," Perry told Local 10's Roger Lohse.

Today her face is still swollen and nerve damaged, and she's unable to type, which has kept her out of work.

"I've depleted my savings. I've gone into debt. I'm facing bankruptcy," Perry said.

On Wednesday night, she pleaded with Fort Lauderdale city leaders to more closely regulate the rickshaw business.

Drivers only have to follow the rules of the road.

"This man should have never had his business operating in the first place," Perry said.

Commissioners revoked Green's business license after learning his proof of insurance was bogus.

"The city was provided a certificate of insurance and once we found out that certificate was invalid we revoked the license," said Ted Lawson from the City of Fort Lauderdale

What's most frustrating for Perry is the fact that nobody has come forward with information about that driver, even though the accident happened on a crowded street during a busy holiday."

"The community is just as guilty -- the people that were out that night -- I mean who sees something happen right in front of their eyes and says 'Oh it's none of my business?'" Perry said.

She's hopeful the $1000 Crimestoppers reward will help prompt someone to turn in the driver so she begin to close this chapter of her life.