Queens Woman Shot As Rival Tow Truck Drivers Argued Over Who Would Take Her Car – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Queens girl turned the sufferer of gun violence when police mentioned she was a witness to 2 males from rival tow truck corporations arguing over who was going to take her automobile.
CBS2’s Thalia Perez spoke with the her Monday.
Susy Delgado, 48, confirmed CBS2 photographs of her mangled 2018 Nissan Pathfinder.
(credit score: Susy Delgado)
Delgado mentioned she known as 911 on Saturday to report an SUV slammed into her parked automobile and the driving force fled the scene. Earlier than police arrived, two tow vans pulled as much as the scene and issues escalated shortly.
“My life was nearly taken due to their stupidity. I’ve three youngsters of my very own. I wish to see them rising and I nearly misplaced that,” Delgado mentioned.
Moments earlier than pictures had been fired, the 2 tow truck drivers had been yelling at one another, Delgado mentioned.
“He goes ‘You all the time do that. You all the time get to the scene earlier than we do, and it’s not proper. That is my space,’” Delgado mentioned.
Delgado was stunned when not one, however two tow truck corporations got here to her support on 77th and Sutter Avenue in Ozone Park as a result of she didn’t request assist from both one.
“The cops ought to’ve been there earlier than the tow corporations. That’s not proper. My life was in danger. I nearly misplaced my life,” she mentioned.
Delgado was shot as soon as in her proper thigh. Miraculously, the bullet exited by means of her again and her damage was not life-threatening.
“I knew instantly I used to be shot,” she mentioned. “I felt a tingle, I felt like my leg was numb, and I felt my pants moist.”
Police mentioned after they arrived, each tow vans had been gone. To this point, no arrests have been made.
In response to the town, tow truck corporations are usually not allowed to answer accidents until they take part within the metropolis’s Directed Accident Response Program and are known as to the scene by NYPD.
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CBS2’s Thalia Perez contributed to this report.
