Here is all you need to know about Ellie Bentley, the ex-girlfriend of MLS team St Louis City SC player Indiana Vassilev
A hit-and-run in St. Louis late last month left 22-year-old Ellie Bentley with serious injuries. As she recovers from five reconstructive surgeries, friends are now collecting money for her.
On February 25, at Manchester and Taylor Streets in the Grove neighbourhood, she was hit by a car. She had to spend two weeks in ICU after she faced hit-and-run and shooting, a report in The Sun states.
Who is Ellie Bentley ex-girlfriend of soccer player Indiana Vassilev as she loses ear in hit and run shooting, bio, age and Instagram
She was involved in a shooting on February 25 just before three in the morning (local time) while she was getting out of a car. After a 25-year-old guy went into a stranger’s vehicle by mistake and thought it belonged to him, 35-year-old Andre Wilson is said to have opened fire on the victim.
Then Ellie hid from the gunfire by ducking behind a passing car. However, Ellie was left hopelessly underneath the car when Dionte Taylor, a 25-year-old driver, was accused of abruptly reversing and speeding off.
Who is Ellie Bentley?
Ellie Bentley is the former partner of Indiana Vassilev and is a recent graduate in math and physics at the University of York. The 22-year-old moved to the United States from Britain. She was born and raised in Bingham, a tiny town in Nottinghamshire located eight miles to the east of Nottingham. She currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
A GoFundMe has been established to assist with the cost of her treatment as she will require five reconstructive operations as a result of the hit-and-run. Ellie expressed gratitude to her fans for their kind words and contributions towards her medical care.
Not much is known about her however, you can find her on Instagram with the username @elliebentley__ where she has amassed 8.5k followers as of this writing. She has also mentioned the GoFundMe link in her Instagram bio.
Ellie often shares pictures of herself wandering across the globe alone or with her friends. She loves sharing her stunning selfies on the reel-sharing app.