Video Captures 11-Year-Old Jump From Moving Jeep During Carjacking
By Bill Galluccio
May 9, 2018
Aggravated Vehicular HijackingWe've had a lot of requests to post the video of the aggravated vehicle hijacking that occurred on Friday, May 4 at a gas station in the 1200 block of N. Eola Rd. This clip depicts the actual crime. You'll see an 11 year old girl who was inside the vehicle at the time jump out and roll in the parking lot. It also shows her father on the hood of the acomplice's vehicle attempting to stop it. Miraculously neither the girl nor her father were hurt. We secured charges through the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office of aggravated vehicle hijacking, aggravated unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle and fleeing and eluding police against Tyrelle L. Pulley of Chicago. We're still searching for his accomplice. Anyone with information is asked to call our Investigators at 630-256-5500 or Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000.
Posted by Aurora Police Department on Tuesday, May 8, 2018
An 11-year-old girl was forced to jump from her father's Jeep Cherokee after a carjacker stole it from a BP gas station in Aurora, Illinois. The dramatic scene was captured on surveillance video and posted to Facebook by the Aurora Police Department.
A blue Dodge Charger pulled up next to the Jeep while it was at the gas pump. The carjacker hopped out of the passenger side door of the Charger and jumped behind the wheel of the Jeep.
The surveillance video shows the silver Jeep quickly pull away from the pump, while the Charger follows. The passenger side door of the Jeep opens and the young girl jumps from the quickly accelerating vehicle. Her father can be seen jumping on the hood of the Charger as it speeds away before rushing to comfort his daughter.
The Illinois State Police tracked down the stolen Jeep about an hour later. They pursued the vehicle and arrested the driver, 20-year-old Tyrelle Pulley after he crashed the Jeep. He has been charged with aggravated vehicle hijacking, aggravated unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle and fleeing and eluding police. Authorities are still searching for his accomplice, who they say was driving the Charger, and asked the public for help tracking him down.