Soccer player’s ex, 22, fighting for her life after being dragged under car for 2 blocks during hit-and-run shooting

A British woman who moved to the US to be with soccer star Indiana Vassilev was left fighting for her life after she was caught up in the crossfire of a hit-and-run shooting in Missouri.

Ellie Bentley, 22, was struck by a vehicle and dragged for two blocks when the shooting broke out in St. Louis late last month, the Sun reports.

The Brit, who last year moved across the pond with now-ex Vassilev when he joined MLS side St. Louis FC, was left with multiple broken bones and had to undergo several reconstructive surgeries.

She spent two weeks recovering in intensive care before being discharged from the hospital over the weekend.

“She was pretty sure she was going to die as she was dragged underneath the vehicle,” Bentley’s attorney, Ben Tobin, told the outlet.

“For the entire time, she was lying there trying to hold on and do whatever she could so she didn’t end up getting kicked out under the wheel.”

“She ducked down behind another vehicle until the shooting stopped, but then the person whose car she was hiding behind floored it, hit her, ran her over, and dragged her for a couple of blocks,” he added.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officials told the outlet that an unidentified 35-year-old man opened fire, injuring a 25-year-old man who was rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds. 

Cops said the driver who struck Bentley has been arrested, but the shooting suspect remains at large at this time.

It’s believed that the ordeal escalated after a group attempted to get into the wrong car.

Bentley, for her part, was exiting a vehicle near her St. Louis home when she found herself caught up in the crossfire.

The Post has reached out to SLMPD for further comment.

Bentley, originally from Nottingham in the UK, moved to St. Louis last year when her then-boyfriend Vassilev, 23, joined the MLS after a stint with Premiere League team Aston Villa.