Taxi passenger slashed in road-rage incident
A taxi passenger was stabbed during a road-rage incident Friday morning on the Long Island Expressway, police said.
The dispute began when the driver of a grey Honda Pilot stopped short in the westbound lane of the expressway near Queens Boulevard around 8:30 a.m., authorities said.
The driver of the Honda Pilot and the male cabbie, 31, and his 25-year-old male passenger all exited their vehicles and began arguing, police said.
The enraged Honda driver then slashed the taxi passenger in his left calf before fleeing in his car, authorities said. The cabbie was not injured.
The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, authorities said.
Police are still searching for the attacker, who they described as a Hispanic male.