It was no joy.
A 23-year-old car salesman was caught in dramatic video clinging to the hood of a BMW M4 that was stolen from a Canadian dealer last week.
“It was just very scary for me. “I really thought I was going to die,” Moe Al-Kaissy, who works for Sport Motors, a family-owned company in London, Ontario, told CTV Network.
“At one point I had to grab the cattle arm because I slipped and dragged my feet to the street. And my shoes got lost, my socks tore. Like, my feet are all torn up now, “he said according to WIFR about the death-defying ride.
According to Mustafa, older brother of Al-Kaissy, the two suspects called to inquire about a car before arriving in a silver Audi a few hours later to see it.
‘Moe go to them to show them the vehicle. They walk over it, and he says, “Can I hear it running?” And we fired it for him, “Mustafa said.
‘The key was in Moe’s pocket at the time. He was not authorized to take the vehicle for a test drive, “he added.
Moe said one of them got into the car and asked to make a call and then took off with the vehicle and hit the shocked salesman.
“I had no choice but to climb on top of the hood because he hit me on the knee,” he said.
Al-Kaissy held on to the hood for a while, but eventually decided to let it go.
The video also apparently caught the Audi – which the police are also looking for – passing Al-Kaissy as he fell off the hood and almost hit him.
According to the CBC, a Good Samaritan withdrew and drove the shaken man back to the dealer, where he and his brother provided the descriptions and recordings of the robbery to police.
“We have been doing this for a very long time and we have never encountered such a situation, where someone comes in broad daylight, drives you over and almost kills you and steals your car,” Mustafa said.
A car is replaceable, but a human life is not, and that’s the most important thing, ‘he added.
The stolen Beemer’s GPS tracker showed it was in North York, Ontario, but as far as the family knows, it was not found.
Police only informed the public on Monday afternoon, four days later, after the Mustafa surveys of nearby businesses and posted them on the dealer’s Facebook page informed the public about the unbroken robbery and hit, the CBC reported.
‘These guys could have been caught. “We immediately called 911, we knew they were on their way to the 401, they could have had it,” Mustafa told the outlet.
“It’s just so disappointing, you hear stories of people being pulled over for the dumbest reasons, and these guys have made it all the way to the highway,” he added.
“Of course we do not care about the car. We just want these guys to be found, because we do not want this to happen to other dealers, ”said Moe.
London police said the investigation was still ongoing.
“The London Police Service is committed to resolving this matter and bringing those responsible to court,” said Const. Sandasha Bough told the news office.