
Moment hero Good Samaritan falls from a car bonnet and fractures 15 ribs after clinging on for almost half a mile trying to stop handbag robbers from fleeing
Daily MailThis is the moment a have-a-go-hero falls from a car bonnet after clinging on for almost half a mile to try to stop a handbag thief in a getaway car. Stuart Fox leapt to action after seeing drug addict Keith Wilcox snatch a woman's handbag and jump into a Vauxhall Corsa being driven Lisa Burgess. Shocking footage shows Stuart Foxholding on to the bonnet of the motor as it speeds away from a Morrison's car park in Castleford, West Yorksshire, and onto a main road Mr Fox leapt to action after seeing drug addict Keith Wilcox snatch a woman's handbag and jump into a Vauxhall Corsa being driven Lisa Burgess Burgess had drove for more than a third of a mile before Mr Fox was eventually thrown from the car, suffering 15 fractured ribs Wilcox has been jailed 20 months after previously pleading guilty to robbery and Burgess has been jailed for three years in total after pleading guilty to robbery, fraud by false representation and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Mr Fox falling from a car he was holding onto for almost half a mile to try to stop a handbag thief in a getaway car He was rushed to nearby Pinderfields hospital, where he was treated for the broken ribs and injuries to the front, top and back of his head Mr Fox discharged himself the following day after being treated with intravenous drugs Ms Gatland said Mr Fox was rushed to nearby Pinderfields hospital, where he was treated for the broken ribs and injuries to the front, top and back of his head. Wilcox was captured on CCTV trying to use the stolen bank card in a shop but it was declined Mr Fox has been praised by police constable Natalie Carr for his 'immense bravery' She told the mum-of-two had lost her family home and he children - aged 12 and 17 - were forced to stay with relatives.
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