Stolen car involved in hit and run leaves victim with minor injuries
A Honda Civic is alleged to have been stolen in the early hours of August 15 and only reported stolen in the afternoon, shortly after the car was involved in a hit-and-run.
What was an ordinary day for Lindsey Müller on August 15 turned into an administrative nightmare as she was knocked off her motorbike at an intersection in Florida.
Although Müller did not sustain any major injuries, the incident takes a sinister twist.
On the day of the incident, Alejandro Abrahams’ brother parked his (Alejandro) white Honda Civic 1999 with registration plate DX 56 CP GP on 1st Avenue in Florida around 08:30. During this time, the car was towed away by a blue car of which the registration number is unknown.
“My brother had visited a friend in 1st Avenue, parked the car on the street and when he got back, there was no sign of my car,” Abrahams said.
This is the same vehicle that was involved in the hit-and-run that afternoon and was also reported stolen at Florida Police Station later that day.
Müller recollected the sequence of events at the scene and cited that a woman got out of the car, became hysterical and spoke in a vernacular language – talking about her car and when confronted by the victim about her injured leg and damaged bike, the woman agreed to wait for the police but disappeared.
“While being confronted by the many witnesses and agreeing to wait for the police, I don’t know if I scared her with my injury, but she disappeared,” Müller said. She added that if she had to see her again, she would be able to identify her.
“I spent the rest of the week at home due to injuries sustained – couldn’t put a foot down too hard due to bruising. Nothing was broken,” Müller continued and mentioned that there are a lot of people who sit in the same situation.
“People in cars are just oblivious to what they are doing. They do things without consideration for other road users. I mean, you cannot just swerve into traffic without indicating or even paying attention to those around them,” Müller explained and said that she had to go to the emergency room to have X-rays done.
The incident left the family with a lot of administrative tasks and said that they had to sort out a lot while trying to find more information on the matter.
It is illegal to leave an accident scene without recording anything, and Müller said that she is not hopeful for anything especially living in a country like South Africa where crime is on a daily rise.
Abrahams has issued a statement wherein it is highlighted the police are working to obtain CCTV footage from the area.
“I am deeply saddened at the knowledge that my car which was stolen on August 15 has been a part of this devastating ordeal. I pray that the victim finds healing. I am deeply sorry that she has sustained this trauma,” Abrahams said and continued to reiterate that the culprit should be brought to book.
