A hit-and-run driver who killed a man with his Bentley is suing the city - for damaging his car while it was impounded.
Harry Shasho, 38, claims he's due $190,000 because cops impounding his 2005 Bentley Continental - the car involved in his fatal Brooklyn hit-and-run - allowed mold to fester inside.
But he makes no mention anywhere in the suit about the reason it was impounded.
Shasho was arrested in the early hours of Oct. 1, 2005, after mowing down Louis Couch on Ocean Parkway. Shasho heartlessly took off and left the man to die in the street.
According to police, Shasho hit Couch, 54, and then drove home. He was arrested within hours after cops found a side-view mirror in the road. The windshield was also cracked, and the headlight, fender and roof were damaged.
Shasho, who owns the Brooklyn-based 212 Motoring, which customizes luxury cars, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident without reporting it.
He served 20 days of community service, lost his license for six months, and was on probation for five years.
Now Shasho claims the car "was in excellent condition, proper working order and fully functional . . . with no noticeable defects or damage" when the police impounded it.
In the year and a half cops parked it in a Queens impound as evidence, they allowed mold to grow inside and water damage to occur, "rendering the vehicle inoperable," the suit claims.
He claims they violated his property rights by not returning it to him in "good condition."
Shasho wants the NYPD to fork over $190,000.
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