This CCTV footage captures the moment when a brave father struggles withthieves and tries to stop his car from being stolen. I'm here.
His Curtis Morris, 26, a father of two, had a horrifying incident when he stopped for a drink at a shop in Bedworth, Coventry, on his way to work. I was.
Curtis told CoventryLive that he didn't plan to spend too long at the store, so he left the car door unlocked with the key in the ignition. said.
But it didn't take long for an opportunistic thief to steal his car.
CCTV shows thieves trying to drive away in his 26-year-old car, with Curtis sprinting out of the store after being told by a customer what happened was seen.
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CoventryLive WS)Curtis then pulls open the car door while the car is still in motion and grapples with a would-be car thief.
A 26-year-old man said the man in the car claimed he had a knife, but he was determined to stop the theft.
Seconds later, Curtis dragged the suspect out of the car, who quickly fled the scene.
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CoventryLive WS)The whole ordeal that adrenaline "came out" was a blur, but he was overjoyed to be able to save his car.
Fortunately, Curtis was not injured.
He said: "I left the engine running with the key in and had a drink.
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Coventry Telegraph/BPM Media)I was there for 20 seconds at the most when I heard another customer shouting that he saw someone getting into my car.
88} "My adrenaline kicked in. To be fair, everything was in a daze. I don't remember much of what happened too quickly.". I would have backed down if I had been told that, but I didn't feel comfortable until after that scene happened.
``I wasn't hurt. The thief was pretty tall, taller than me anyway. So it was very easy to get him out.The thief.
"He was foolish enough to try to steal it."
Warwickshire Police for comment.
