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 stated she was a witness to 2 males from rival tow truck corporations arguing over who was going to take her automotive.
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 stated she referred to as 911 on Saturday to report an SUV slammed into her parked automotive and the motive force fled the scene. Earlier than police arrived, two tow vans pulled as much as the scene and issues escalated rapidly.
“My life was virtually taken due to their stupidity. I’ve three children of my very own. I need to see them rising and I virtually misplaced that,” Delgado stated.
Moments earlier than photographs had been fired, the 2 tow truck drivers had been yelling at one another, Delgado stated.
“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 stated.
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Delgado was shocked 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 virtually misplaced my life,” she stated.
Delgado was shot as soon as in her proper thigh. Miraculously, the bullet exited by her again and her harm was not life-threatening.
“I knew immediately I used to be shot,” she stated. “I felt a tingle, I felt like my leg was numb, and I felt my pants moist.”
Police stated after they arrived, each tow vans had been gone. To this point, no arrests have been made.
In keeping with the town, tow truck corporations are usually not allowed to reply to accidents until they take part within the metropolis’s Directed Accident Response Program and are referred to as to the scene by NYPD.
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CBS2’s Thalia Perez contributed to this report.
