Beverly Hills parking valet struck by Mercedes, driver sought, say police
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-- Police are searching for a driver who allegedly attacked a valet parking attendant and then struck the valet with his car outside a Beverly Hills restaurant Sunday night, reports CBS Los Angeles.
The victim, who works at The Stinking Rose restaurant, told the station that the customer first spat in his face then tried to run him over in a silver SL500 Mercedes.The victim says he was on the hood of the car for at least 30 feet while other customers were screaming for the driver to stop.
"He was like kinda pushing me with the car. I was going to get trapped with the column, and at that moment I decided to jump," said the victim, who asked not to be named.
General manager Stephen Lakis says he heard the commotion, ran outside and witnessed the entire incident, which he says began when the customer didn't have cash to pay for valet.
"You fear for somebody's life when you see them on the hood of a car with somebody that made an attempt to come at you. And then the guy is getting ready to leave, so I was holding onto the side of the car screaming for him to get off the car," Lakis said.
Beverly Hills police say they are reviewing security tape, but aren't releasing it at this time.
This is the second time in two months this particular valet has been attacked, and Beverly Hills police say they are investigating both incidents.