A gas station attendant was dragged by a car when its driver fled. According to MyFoxNy, "Security camera video shows the employee holding onto the side of a Nissan Maxima, desperately trying to stop the driver. That is because the driver apparently had pumped $20 worth of gas and then drove off without paying." The incident occurred at a Fort Lee, NJ Lukoil station near the George Washington Bridge.
Attendant Hassan Karaca, 50, did not suffer serious injuries after being dragged 50 feet to the edge of the highway. A witness said, "He was trying to get the money and the guy tried to take off, so he just kind of latched on. It was a foolish thing for him to do because the boss always told him, if anybody drives off, just let them go."
Another witness says the same guys in a Maxima with NY plates have hit the station before ("He said last week they paid for gas, but made off with two cases of water without paying") and that there have been other pump-and-run incidents. Gas prices have been rising—they hit $4 in Connecticut (the average in NY is $3.98).
