This was not a joyride.
A 23-year-old car salesman was captured in a dramatic video clinging to the hood of a BMW M4 that was just stolen from a Canadian dealer last week.
“It was just really scary for me. I really thought I was going to die, ”Moe Al-Kaissy – who works at Sport Motors, a family-run dealership in London, Ontario – told the CTV Network.
“At one point I had to grab hold of the wiper arm because I slipped and my feet were dragged out into the street. And my shoes have been lost, my socks are torn. Like, my feet are all torn now, ”he said of the deadly ride, according to WIFR.
Al-Kaissy’s older brother Mustafa said the two suspects called to inquire about a car before showing up in a silver Audi to see him a few hours later.
Moe goes over to show them the vehicle. They walk around it and he says, “Can I hear it running?” And we set it on fire for him, ”Mustafa said.
Now the key was in Moe’s pocket at the time. He was not authorized to test drive that vehicle, ”he added.
Moe said one of them got into the car and asked to call – then left in the car, hitting the shocked salesman.
“I had no choice but to sit on the hood because he hit me on the knee,” he said.
Al-Kaissy clung to the hood for a while, but eventually decided to let go.
The video apparently also captured the Audi – which police are also looking for – driving past Al-Kaissy falling off the hood and nearly hitting him.
A Good Samaritan stopped and drove the shaken man back to the dealer, where he and his brother provided police with descriptions and surveillance footage of the robbery, the CBC said.
“We’ve been doing this for a long time, and we’ve never encountered a situation like this where someone comes in broad daylight, run you over and almost kill you and steal your car,” Mustafa said.
“A car is expendable, but a human life is not, and that’s the most important thing,” he added.
Beemer’s stolen GPS tracker showed he was in North York, Ontario, but as far as the family knows, he has not been recovered.
Police did not inform the public of the brutal robbery and hit-and-run until Monday afternoon, four days later, after Mustafa collected footage from nearby businesses and posted to the dealer’s Facebook page on Sunday, the CBC reported.
‘These guys could have been caught. We immediately called the emergency center, we knew they were on their way to the 401, they could have gotten them, ”Mustafa told the point of sale.
“It’s just so disappointing to hear stories of people being stopped for the stupidest reasons and these guys have all gone down the highway,” he added.
‘Of course we don’t care about the car. We just want these guys to be found because we don’t want this to happen to other dealers, ”said Moe.
London police said the investigation is still ongoing.
“The London police are determined to resolve this matter and bring those responsible to court,” Officer Sandasha Bough told the news outlet.