Livery Driver Beaten With Metal Rod In Brooklyn, Police Say
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are searching for a man and woman accused of beating a livery driver earlier this month in Brooklyn.
The 59-year-old driver was sitting inside his car on Fulton Street near Throop Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 11 p.m. on Feb. 10, when a group of people surrounded the vehicle.
Police said one man opened the passenger door and demanded a ride.
The driver got out of his car and went into a nearby deli to call 911.
Police said the suspect followed him and tried to take his wallet.
A fight broke out, and the man allegedly punched the driver repeatedly. He also threw metal cans and a glass bottle at the victim, police said.
Police said a woman followed the men into the deli and then hit the driver multiple times with a metal rod.
The victim was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for cuts on the head and hands, plus bruising and swelling to his eye.
Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website, by Tweeting @NYPDTips or by texting a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.