Mercedes thief mowed down car sellers

A Mercedes thief left at least three people seriously injured when he drove off in their cars in a £500,000 crime spree, a court heard Andrew Pearce, 28, ran over one of his victims and roared off with another other hanging halfway out of her car. He stole 41 cars from owners advertising their vehicles on Auto Trader in just seven months. Pearce targeted Mercedes cars because they have such a high resale value abroad. Accoplice Mohammed Butt, 28, posed…