NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Two men jumped into a running SUV and drove off, dragging and injuring a woman, police said Thursday as they released surveillance video of the carjacking on Manhattan’s West Side.
The injured woman was one of three people in or near the GMC Acadia when the two men targeted the vehicle at 10th Avenue and W. 42nd Street in Hell’s Kitchen on the night of June 16, police said.
Police said the two men were among a group of people who approached the vehicle around 11:25 p.m. One of the men entered the driver’s seat, while the other man got into the front passenger seat.
The two men then sped off with the vehicle, police said.
A 32-year-old woman who was unloading the SUV jumped into the rear cargo area during the carjacking. A 30-year-old woman who was standing outside of the vehicle was pulled for several feet before falling to the ground, police said.
The men drove for several blocks before pulling over at W. 45th Street and 10th Avenue, where they fled, police said.
The 32-year-old woman who jumped in the trunk and another victim who was in the backseat during the carjacking were not injured. The woman who was dragged suffered scrapes and bruises but refused medical attention.
NYPD video shows the carjacking as well as the two suspects walking at the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal station, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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