It was no gem.
A 23-year-old car salesman was caught in a dramatic video clinging to the hood of a BMW M4 that had just been stolen from a Canadian dealership last week.
“It was very scary for me. As if, he really thought he was going to die, ”Moe Al-Kaissy, who works for Sport Motors, a family dealership in London, Ontario, told CTV Network.
“At one point, I had to hold on to the cleaner’s arm, because it was slipping and my feet were dragged into the street. And the shoes were lost, the socks were torn. Just like my feet are torn right now, ”he said of the death-defying journey, according to WIFR.
Al-Kaissy’s older brother Mustafa said the two suspects called to inquire about a car before appearing in a silver Audi a few hours later to see it.
“Moe goes to show them the vehicle. They walk him and he says, ‘Can I hear it work?’ And we fired him for it, ”said Mustafa.
“Now, the key was in Moe’s pocket at the time. He was not authorized to drive this vehicle for a driving test, ”he added.
Moe said one of them got inside the car and asked him to make a phone call, and then he got into the vehicle, hitting the shocked salesman.
“I had no choice but to put myself on top of the hood, because it hit me in the knee,” he said.
Al-Kaissy clung to the hood for a while, but finally decided to let it go.
Apparently, the video also captured Audi, who is also looking for police, passing in front of Al-Kaissy when he fell off the hood, almost hitting him.
A good Samaritan stopped and drove the shaken man to the dealership, where he and his brother provided police with descriptions and surveillance footage of the robbery, according to CBC.
“We’ve been doing this for a long time, and we’ve never found a situation like this, where someone comes in broad daylight, hits you and almost kills you and steals your car,” Mustafa said.
“A car can be replaced, but human life is not, and that is 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 recovered.
Police did not inform the public about the blatant robbery and run-in until Monday afternoon, four days later, after Mustafa had collected images of nearby businesses and posted them on the dealer’s Facebook page on Sunday, according to report to CBC.
“These guys could have been trapped. We called 911 right away, we knew they were going to 401, they could have had them, ”Mustafa told the dam.
“It’s so disappointing, they hear stories of people trapped for the stupidest reasons and these guys got all the way to the road,” he added.
“Obviously, we don’t care about the car. We just want these guys to meet because we don’t want that to happen to other dealers, ”Moe said.
London police said the investigation is still active.
“The London police service is committed to resolving this case and bringing those responsible to justice,” Officer Sandasha Bough told reporters.