Car thieves run over Lamborghini driver with private car: Police

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According to Toronto police, the owner of the Lamborghini was hit by his own vehicle.

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Three people, including a 17-year-old Oshawa boy, have been charged in connection with two carjackings in Toronto that happened five days apart.

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The owner of a white Lamborghini Urus was attacked after four thugs approached a petrol station in the Yonge St Sheppard Avenue area. On April 8, around 20:00, car thieves took his keys and drove away.

“As the suspects fled, the victim was attacked multiple times and was run over (by his vehicle),” said Toronto police Insp. Joseph Mathis on Tuesday.

“He was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. The trauma inflicted on the victims of this violence is indescribable. Being threatened with a gun can have a long-term effect on a person's sense of safety.”

In the second carjacking, three masked men approached the driver at around 2pm on April 6, demanded his keys from a car park on Ellesmere-Kennedy Street and drove off with the victim's BMW X5. area, police said.

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Officers were in the area of ​​Islington Avenue and Steeles Avenue on April 12 at approximately 10:27 p.m. when they drove off in a stolen Lamborghini.

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According to the charges, officers followed the Lamborghini on Barmac Dr., where the driver entered the facility. went to the parking lot. He is believed to have been joined by three people in a BMW X5 that were involved in a carjacking on April 6.

“Officers moved in to make an arrest,” Toronto police said. Andy Singh.

“To avoid the police, the driver (BMW X5) carelessly went off the hill and hit the police car. (It was) nothing but total disregard for any life,” Singh said. “The police had to break the windows of the car as the driver swerved to actually get the car out of the box (of police cars). When they didn't comply, (police) had to use the Taser.”

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Mehkash Sohal, 21, Mississauga; Dacon Green, 19, of Oakville; and
A 17-year-old Oshawa man is facing multiple charges. None of the allegations have been tested in court.

“One of the Glock pistols with a high-capacity magazine also had an automatic trigger, and that means that when the trigger is pulled, the pistol penetrates the entire contents of the ammunition and turns it into ammunition. automatic weapons and you can imagine the danger to the police officers and the general public,” Singh said.

The 2024 BMW X5 is priced at around $175,000 and the 2021 Lamborghini Urus at around $400,000.

Matys said last year, on April 8, 2024, there were 45 carjackings in Toronto, 23 on the same day in 2024.

He also said 47% of adults and 78% of youths arrested for car theft are released on bail.

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