'Laughing Girls' Run Over Man After Vandalizing Car: Cops

A citizen who dared to get involved was hit by a fleeing car when he tried to stop two women from vandalizing a car, reports said.

Oak Lawn police responded to a report of criminal damage in a parking lot in the 6200 block of West 95th Street around 10:13 a.m. April 27.

The car owner was inside a restaurant did not see the incident, but a 48-year-old man working inside another business saw two girls loitering around a gray Nissan Altima in the parking lot.

One of the girls was laying on the ground and appeared to be scratching the side of the vehicle. When the man went outside to confront them, the girl got up and smashed the car’s side mirror several times with a screwdriver, police said.

He ordered the girls to stop and told them to wait for police. The man went behind what is believed to be girls’ white Nissan. The girl who allegedly smashed the gray Nissan’s window jumped into the driver’s of the white car.

The man was standing behind the white Nissan when it began backing up quickly striking the man in the stomach and throwing him into another parked vehicle, reports said.

Police said tried to remove the license plate from the car but was only able to pull off the license plate frame. The white Nissan fled the parking lot traveling eastbound down 95th Street.

Police said the man feared for his life and thought he would be crushed between the white Nissan and another parked car. The man’s co-worker gave the same version of events.

The owner of the car said he does not have a problem with anyone and has no current girlfriend. He could not think of anyone who would want to damage his car.

The driver was described as a female Hispanic, about 5-foot-8-inches, with a thick build and long black curly hair. She was wearing all black, including black stretch pants.

The second girl allegedly keying the car could only be described as a young female Hispanic. Both girls appeared to be in their late teens or early 20s.

A third female was reportedly sitting inside the car but did not appear to be involved.

The man said both girls were laughing during the entire incident, reports said.

Police would like to speak to the girls about aggravated battery and criminal damage to property.

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