A small Pennsylvania farm is facing thousands of dollars in losses after a barefoot carjacker allegedly attacked an employee and took off with a van packed with freshly harvested produce.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is really more surreal than traumatic,\u201d Hayday Farms owner Hank Whittenberg told Fox News on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was just a crazy situation at a stoplight where the man jumped onto the back of the van.\u201d<\/p>\n
The incident took place earlier this month when an employee on his way to a Philadelphia\u00a0farmer\u2019s market<\/a>\u00a0was stopped at a traffic light and confronted by a man wearing scrubs.<\/p>\n Whittenberg said the employee was struck in the face during the confrontation, but is doing well despite suffering a black eye.<\/p>\n Bensalem police recovered the van two days later, but the five-acre farm was left facing thousands of dollars in losses after equipment was taken, the vehicle was damaged and much of the produce inside was left to rot.<\/p>\n A Pennsylvania community raised thousands of dollars for a small farm after a carjacking left thousands in produce losses. haydayfarmsorganics\/instagram<\/p>\n The aftermath of the carjacking left the interior of the van heavily damaged. haydayfarmsorganics\/instagram<\/p>\n \u201cThe van\u2019s ripped up, equipment was taken<\/a>,\u201d Whittenberg said, describing the lingering smell of rotting cantaloupes, tomatoes and corn inside the vehicle, which has since been replaced by the smell of chlorine and another scent he described as \u201cmysterious.\u201d<\/p>\n Whittenberg\u00a0told an area ABC affiliate<\/a>\u00a0that the perpetrator stole the cash box, a supply of honey and scales.<\/p>\n Damaged produce inside the van. haydayfarmsorganics\/instagram<\/p>\n Produce, including tomatoes and red peppers, scattered on a dirty floor. haydayfarmsorganics\/instagram<\/p>\n He said it could be several weeks before the van is back in service.<\/p>\n