Family of driver speaks out after carjacking leaves him afraid to return to work

BELLEROSE, Queens (PIX11) -- The victim of a carjacking caught on camera is speaking out exclusively to PIX11 News. His car is now wrecked, and he is afraid to return to work.

Police are searching for the woman who beat him up, stole the car, and crashed it into a tree.

In a dash camera video, a crazed woman carjacks a 52-year-old driver in Queens. First, she hangs onto the passenger side before hopping inside, repeatedly punching the driver in the face, biting him in the back, and shoving him out onto the road.

The footage then shows the woman crashing into a tree on 86th Avenue in Bellerose, Queens.

The suspect punched the driver multiple times and bit him in the back before pushing him out of the car. (Credit: NYPD)

"I got nightmares most days and have headaches during the day," said the driver’s son, who didn't want to be identified.

The driver, who only speaks Mandarin, did not want his name known but wanted to share his story with other TLC drivers. 

The incident happened Oct. 10 at 11:30 p.m. The victim had picked up a man and the suspect together, but he believed they were fighting and that the passenger was scared.

"He told my dad to run away, to drive the car. She picked up a trash can, hit the car, got in the passenger seat, beat my dad, pushed him down, and crashed," the son said.

Both people in the car ran away, and it is now totaled, leaving the family without a source of income. 

Uber has given them some money to rent a replacement vehicle, but the driver is still not ready mentally to return to work.

"We worry a lot," his son said. "For our little family, we just miss the biggest source of income for our house."

Police are asking anyone who might recognize the woman to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.