This woman stopped carjackers from stealing her truck at a gas station, and the footage is absolutely chilling
Brace yourselves for some of the most unnerving footage ever: A Milwaukee woman stopped carjackers from stealing her truck at a gas station by jumping on the hood of the vehicle, and watching the incredible scene unfold will put you on edge.
As CNN reports, surveillance video from a Milwaukee BP service station shows 27-year-old Melissa Smith climbing on top of the hood of her SUV, stopping a car thief who attempted to drive off in her vehicle. Apparently, Smith left her vehicle running while pumping gas. When she walked around to the passenger side to return the pump, a man in a black Cadillac pulled up and slid behind the wheel of Smith’s vehicle.
Once she noticed what was happening, Smith immediately ran around to the drivers’ side and jumped on top of her SUV.
Video of the terrifying incident has since gone viral, with many questioning whether Smith’s response to the attempted carjacking was the right thing to do.
“I had this, ‘This is not happening to me reaction,’ and ran around, jumped around on my car, grabbed my windshield wipers, and didn’t let go,” Smith told FOX6 News.
Although the thieves turned on the windshield wipers and slammed on the brakes, Smith refused to give up. Eventually, the carjackers got out her vehicle and left the scene in another car, which is said to be stolen. Police are still looking for the suspects.
So yesterday was super fun....This happened downtown around 2:00 pm. There are a couple things that I could have done differently to prevent this. However, how these teens run around doing this for fun is absolutely atrocious. The car these teens were in was also stolen earlier yesterday. I know my reaction was not the smartest nor safest but it was my instinct reaction. These 4 teens showed no remorse for what they were doing as they laughed at me while attempting to steal my car. They did make away with my purse, iPhone, and wallet. I would like to thank all of the good people in this world who stopped to help me!To the teens that did this - This is not cool and it will not make you successful or good honest money.PLEASE SHARE
Posted by Melissa Marian on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Smith, who left the scene unharmed, posted about the incident on Facebook, revealing that the thieves still managed to make off with her purse, wallet and her iPhone.
Smith admitted that her actions weren’t safe and also understands that she shouldn’t have left the vehicle unlocked with the key inside. However, she’s glad the video has gone viral so others can be aware.
“I’m glad people are seeing (the video) and know this can happen to anybody. Anywhere,” she said. “I did not expect that to happen at 2:00 in the afternoon.”
