Caption: Ellie Bentley (Picture: Instagram; KSDK)
A 22-year-old has been left fighting for her life after she was dragged under a car in a hit-and-run shooting.
Ellie Bentley, from Nottingham, was getting out her car near St Louis, Missouri, when she became caught up in a gun battle on February 25.
She hid under a car only for the driver to run her over and drag her for a couple of blocks and now faces a ‘long road to recovery’.
He lawyer Ben Tobin told The Sun: ‘She had just gotten out of a car when the shooting started.
‘She ducked down behind another vehicle until the shooting stopped, but then the person whose car she was hiding behind floored it, hit her, ran her over, and dragged her for a couple of blocks.’
A 25-year-old man was also rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds.
Mr Tobin explained Ellie did not know anyone involved in the shooting and was an ‘unlucky bystander’.
She moved to the US only a year ago with her then-boyfriend, former Aston Villa player India Vassilev.
Ellie Bentley was dragged by a car fleeing the scene in St Louis, Missouri (Picture: KSDK)
Ellie moved to the US a year ago (Picture: Instagram)
Mr Tobin added the 35-year-old man who hit Ellie with his car ‘knew she was there’ when he ran her over.
St Louis Police said they had arrested the driver but the shooting suspect was still at large.
‘Based on the video footage, there’s no way for the individual that hit her and ran her over and dragged her to argue that he did not know that she was underneath the vehicle when he took off,’ he said.
She was then injured by another car, which was being driven by a 25-year-old man, while he was fleeing the scene.
Her lawyer said she has a ‘long road to recovery’ (Picture: Instagram)
Ellie regained consciousness on Saturday, and her family ahs travelled to be with her.
Her friends have also raised a GoFundMe to raise money for medical expenses.
Through her lawyer, Ellie said: ‘Like most 22-year-olds, I enjoyed dance, going to the gym, and yoga, and devoted two-to-three hours a day to physical fitness.
‘Now I can’t move my legs or my right arm.’
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