Car used in Times Square bombing sold by college girl
By IANSTuesday, May 4, 2010
NEW YORK - The vehicle used in Saturday’s failed Times Square bombing attempt was sold by a 19-year-old Connecticut college student through internet, The New York Post reported.
Peggy Colas of Bridgeport recalled that the buyer of her 1993 model Nissan Pathfinder “talked very softly, and he said he was just going to drive around and visit friends in New York”, the young woman’s brother told The Post Monday.
New York police has already identified the buyer as Shahzad Faisal, a naturalised American of Pakistani descent.
Authorities believe that Colas sold her sports utility vehicle (SUV) to Faisal April 28 for $1,300. The man, who lives about 20 minutes from her, in Shelton, Connecticut, reportedly paid her in $100 bills.
Later that day, Colas posted a message on her Facebook that read: “I’m soooo happy I got a new car.”
But by late Sunday, she was clearly upset, posting: “OMG! I HAD A CRAZY DAY… IT’S OFFICIAL. I HAVE BAD LUCK. SMH I HOPE THEY FIND THAT BASTARD.”
CBS News, without naming Colas, reported that she told investigators the buyer was Middle Eastern or Hispanic.
Colas, a student at Post University in Waterbury, was questioned by federal authorities in Bridgeport Sunday after they traced the SUV to her through its ID number.
She lives about 15 minutes from the Stratford junkyard where a truck’s licence plate was stolen and put on the SUV.
She was fingerprinted by investigators and the “for sale” sign that had been posted on her Pathfinder was taken by police so they could check it for other prints, Colas’ family told The Post.
Colas was again questioned by authorities Monday.
She refused to comment to The Post when she came back home, saying only: “How do you know I sold the car?”
“My daughter’s nervous,” her mom said. “She doesn’t want this guy coming after her.”
