32-year-old fighting for his life after being dragged along Bronx street trying to stop brazen car thief, disturbing video shows
The unidentified victim left his running vehicle double-parked on Westchester Avenue in Pelham Bay around noon to pick up Chinese food when an SUV drove up beside it, according to law enforcement sources and footage obtained by The Post.
As the car thief emerged from the backseat of the SUV and quickly hopped into the driver's side of the Infiniti, the victim raced from the sidewalk and attempted to save his car.
5 A 32-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was violently dragged by his own car.
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The man grabbed hold of the driver's side window and attempted to run along with the car as it sped off, dragging him across the street, the video shows.
Officers found the victim badly injured with trauma to his head and leg a block away on Wilkinson Avenue, the NYPD said.
5 Shocking video showed the carjacking in progress and the moment when the unidentified victim was dragged by the Infiniti Q50.
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5 The brazen robbery happened Thursday around noon in Pelham Bay, Bronx.
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He remains in critical condition at Jacobi Hospital while the perp remains on the loose, authorities said.
The Infiniti was later abandoned and recovered on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway, according to cops and photos captured by The Post, which showed the extensive damage on the driver's side.
5 The stolen car was later found abandoned nearby on the Hutchinson River Parkway.
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5 The victim remains in critical condition.
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The violent car robbery comes on the heels of NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch this month calling the Bronx 'the absolute best place' in New York City to steal a car as she accused the borough's District Attorney Darcel Clark of a soft-on-crime approach.
While car thefts were down 12% across the city in the first three months of 2025, the Bronx saw a 3.6% bump in stolen vehicles, Tisch said on April 15.
The district attorney's office defended its prosecuting decisions at the time, stating that 'there is a difference between what the police charge at arrest and what we can prove in court.'
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