Tried to hi-jack the Nova

[Dave.]

About 10:30 tonight i dropped my mate off at his house in the far end of Widnes, after i backed out of his road a tall, grey haired man in his late 40's/early 50's nocked at my window,which is very strange round here, so i rolled the window down an inch or so, he said "Can i have a lift mate" obviously i replied with "No mate im going home" He then said "Well im from the Police and im commendearing your car" (for those who dont know, thats when a Police Officer takes your vehicle off you to help them catch a criminal in an emergency situation) "I said no mate no chance"

Then without warning he then opened the door and tried to drag me out of the car, after a short struggle i managed to grab the gearstick and stuck the car into reverse and believe me i floored it, dragging him and the drivers side of the Nova along a brick wall at about 30mph before being stopped very suddenly by a lampost, he then punched me in the face repeatedley saying "Get the **** out of the car, get the **** out" I managed to get it into first and put my foot to the floor, taking him with me for afew yards before he lost grip and fell off the door and was squashed by the rear wheel.

To say im shaken is an understatement, Police came and ended up catching him hobbling down the road with a broken/injured leg, i thought he was heavily drunk at the time, but it turns out he is an escaped mental patient from St.Helens whos been missing since yesterday, and apparently had been asking other motorists earlier that evening on a busy main road for a lift to the train station, im so lucky to be alive, he mustve wanted a car to get him out of the area, he couldve stabbed me, nocked me out, even killed me or anything, mental patients will do anything to be free

The Nova is in a truley sorry state, it needs a new door, 1/4 panel, back panel and bumper, i nearly broke down in tears when i saw the damage

Im just so thankfull to be alive... first car jacking experience, and i 'aint letting no fruit loop take my baby ... now im off to bed with a black eye, bleeding nose swollen jaw and a banging headache after waiting 4 hours in A&E before discharging myself ... ill try and get pictures of the car tomorrow, its at the police depot as the door wouldnt shut it was that badly damaged, plus they want it for forensics too

Some may call me mad for fighting with him, but ive had the Nova for 5 years, and im not about to let some fruit loop drag me out of it from the driving seat for me to never see it again, plus ive put every single penny ive ever got since i was 12 years old into that car and i love it, and thanks to my face taking most of the injuries... ive still got it

Edit: Here she is















Its better than i thought, the door just makes it look worse, 80% sure it'll repair

[AlexW]

****ing hell dave, you have no luck

I guess its bad that the first thing i thought when seeing the title was to say about locking doors even when you are inside the car, Seen this kind of thing almost happen to too many people

[novadose2009]

**** mate good job your dint end up in hospital or lost the car never had that happen to me im lucky,and i wouldnt wish it on anyone sorry to hear that mate.

get well soon

[Dave.]

I did dude, i ended up in whiston hospital because i was feeling dizzy and had injuries to my head

I wasnt gonna' let him take the car, not a chance, ive had that car for 5 years and im not going to let some fruit loop drag me out of the driving seat and use it to drive himself to freedom, thats why i sacraficed my face

[novadose2009]

im amazed you can type as id be well shaken from it well i hope you and the nova make a full recovery.

sorry about the nova song also i just found it

[Dave.]

Haha cheers dude, it WILL live on, im determined not to let it die

And its okay , jsut been posted more times that a royal mail 1sr class stamp

[draper]

Bloody hell, glad your ok Dave. 100 man points for fighting him off tho

[Dave.]

Thanks Draper, all i need is pubes and now im a propper man

[vauxluva]

Thats proper madness glad you are ok mate...............sory about the nova bet you a gutted,,,bunny boilers? he should be locket up in a padded cell +rep

[tom reid]

Shocking story mate, glad you've only minor injuries.
Taking on a bread and butter nutter, is a brave thing to do, although you didn't know it at the time, .
I'd be looking to sue the place he escaped from, you should at least be in for a claim from the CICB.