Toronto Actor Dragged Alongside Car by Daring iPhone Thief

The driver kept accellerating with Hanson hanging on for his life and at one point swerved around a car into oncoming traffic.

“I was in utter disbelief that it was happening,” he said. “He was swearing and yelling, ‘Let go!’ and I said, ‘You’re going 60 to 70. If I let go, I could die.’ ”

A block and half later the driver started to speed up towards a parked car–Hanson knew if he did not let go he would be pinned and “that could have been really bad.” He let go and started rolling; shortly after people rushed to his aid but the driver was already gone. Hanson suffered from a mild concussion, deep bruises and cuts to his face (20 stitches) and chest. Plastic surgeons have assured him he will recover and look normal for his future acting roles.

Det. Christopher Chilvers said “The victim is lucky to be alive,” and “It’s incredible what this person did just to steal an iPhone.” Turns out the suspect is wanted for stealing two other iPhones in separate incidents on May 18 from two women. The car in question is a white Dodge Charger with passenger side damage, with the suspect described in his mid-30s being white with tan skin, six feet tall, short brown hair and a British accent.

This is a pretty crazy story–Hanson is definitely lucky to be alive. Would you have grabbed onto the car or let go when the thief started to drive away?

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