KISSIMMEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A single mom in central Florida is with out transportation after her automobile was stolen from a automobile wash and totaled by the alleged thief.
Helen Marie stopped by the automobile wash after dropping her two daughters off at daycare, in line with a report from NBC affiliate WESH.
She mentioned she noticed somebody climb into the automobile after she stepped away to seize her automobile’s mats. She thought it was an attendant shifting the automobile, however she quickly realized her automobile was being stolen.
“After they put the automobile in reverse. and I heard the tires screeching … it was an aggressive transfer,” Marie informed WESH. “I knew this wasn’t one thing typical or one thing you’ll anticipate.”
Chanel Aisha Anderson, 33, was accused of stealing the automobile and taking it for a joyride. Police mentioned Anderson drove by way of the automobile wash and out onto the road, the place she struck a number of different automobiles, together with a tanker truck, earlier than hitting a pole.
Marie was not harm, however different drivers and passengers have been taken to the hospital.
The ordeal induced $20,000 value of injury. Marie mentioned that, along with her legal responsibility protection, she won’t obtain cash from the insurance coverage firm to purchase a brand new automobile.
Now, she’s struggling to organize for the start of her child boy with no technique of transportation.
“I had diapers in my automobile on the time of the accident,” Marie informed WESH. “In fact, me being a determined single mother. I attempted to salvage what I might from these diapers, however there have been shards of glass within the diapers.”
Marie began a GoFundMe fundraiser in hopes of having the ability to afford one other automobile.
