Man dragged during attempted carjacking at parking garage in Streeterville
CHICAGO (CBS)-- A man was carjacked in a parked garage in Streeterville Monday morning.
The victim told CBS 2 he was just getting off work when someone tried to take his car.
Police said it happened around 6:30 a.m. in a garage on McClurg Court and Ontario Street, near Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab -- the former site of the CBS Chicago studios.
"As I'm coming toward my vehicle, they guy's rushing toward me, trying to get into my vehicle, at this point we are rationing for my car," the victim told CBS 2. "As he gets in the vehicle he's trying to take off."
Police on the scene said a stolen vehicle from an earlier carjacking just blocks away was used as the getaway car.
Though not advised by police, this is what the victim did next with the attempted carjacker at the wheel.
"I grabbed onto the door, he dragged me with my car," The victim said. "That's when the vehicle hit another car over there, so then he jumps out the passenger side and runs and gets into another vehicle and they take off."
The victim said he did suffer some scratches on his hand.
Police say you should avoid going after your vehicle during a carjacking.