Shocking pictures have been released of a man being flung into the air as he tried to stop a thief stealing his car. The 56-year-old victim had stepped out of his Vauxhall Astra to use recycling bins in a supermarket car park in Liverpool when the thief struck.
The thief jumped into car and used the key, which was still in the ignition, to start the engine.The owner tried to block the car by standing in its path and raising his hands, but the thief didn't stop.
He ploughed into the man, knocking him six feet into the air, before speeding away.
The victim, who has not been named, received hospital treatment for whiplash and minor injuries.
The car was later found abandoned in the Halewood area of Liverpool.
Detective Chief Inspector Nikki Holland, of Merseyside Police, said: 'I'd like to take this opportunity to remind members of the public to switch off their engines and lock car doors when possible to try to stop such incidents occurring.
'Although uncommon, there are opportunist thieves who will take advantage of situations like these.'
). It was a great car, but not that great that I'd endanger my family to own it!!!
) colour coding of mirrors, sills and door handles. A trip to Powerstation In Gloustershire also sorted out the optimum tracking/handling settings. After that pic was taken, I also got hold of some fog light covers which reduced the amount of glass on show 
and had a set of Eibach springs and dampers on to make it go round corners. Sadly this car broke down twice in the year I owned it and bits fell off or broke and generally cost me quite a bit to fix (luckily my mate is a VAG group mechanic!).
