NEW YORK — Authorities are looking for two women in connection with a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a Hispanic car wash employee in the Bronx, police said. The incident happened while the victim was cleaning a car on Sunday morning, the uniformed woman added.
Security footage was unable to properly see the suspects in the accident that led to the death of Felix Bontia, 47, and there is still no description of the two women. Uniforms identified the Bronx man on Sunday night.
The video captured the moment the employee of Speedwaya car wash at Webster Avenuewas crushed between the Toyota Rav4 which appeared to be cleaning and the suspect vehicle.
In the video, Bontia can be seen cleaning the car, just seconds after leaving the car wash at around 5:30 a.m. The employee had just finished cleaning the side of the car when the suspect pulled the car in the bus lane.
Bontia got stuck between the Rav4 and a Ford Escape driven by one of the suspects. The force of the crash propelled the Rav4 forward and it landed in a completely different direction.
Police say a 58-year-old man sitting in the driver’s seat of the Rav4 suffered minor injuries in the collision and was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.