{"id":409133,"date":"2025-11-27T20:54:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/409133\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T20:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:54:52","slug":"ride-share-driver-stabbed-in-the-bronx-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/409133\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride share driver stabbed in the Bronx, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 39-year-old male rideshare driver was stabbed multiple times in the Bronx, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened just after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning between Randall Avenue and White Plains Road.<\/p>\n<p><b>What You Need To Know<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 39-year-old male rideshare driver was stabbed multiple times in the Bronx, officials said<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>The incident happened just after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning between Randall Avenue and White Plains Road<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>According to the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, the driver was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition and underwent surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fernando Mateo, the spokesman of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, said the man\u2019s name is Osei Kusi. He is a driver for both Lyft and Uber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems to have been a road rage situation. It doesn\u2019t seem to be a robbery. He had all his possessions based on the videos that [the] NYPD has been able to see,\u201d Mateo said.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not a troublemaker. He\u2019s not a guy [who\u2019s] out there robbing people. He\u2019s not a guy [who\u2019s] out there fanning himself. He\u2019s out there working,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, Kusi was charging his vehicle on White Plains Road a little more than an hour before the stabbing happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate, but it wasn\u2019t where it involved the passenger or it involved anyone that he was picking up,\u201d Mateo said. \u201cIt involved someone in another vehicle on the road that got into some kind of road rage with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They both got out of the vehicle and the stabbing occurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dHe was a few blocks away from his residence when the incident occurred,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Police found him unconscious and unresponsive with multiple stab wounds on his back and stomach.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mateo, Kusi was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition and underwent surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re telling our drivers never [to] get out of [their] vehicles. That\u2019s your shield. That\u2019s what protects you. Once you\u2019re out of the vehicle, anything could happen. Deescalate situations. Don\u2019t be part, don\u2019t take part in anything that could involve violence,\u201d Mateo said.<\/p>\n<p>No arrests have been made, and the investigation is still ongoing, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD officers are collecting evidence, including clothing and blood from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers is offering $5,000 to anyone who can provide information about who committed the crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that there were people around that might have videotaped this,\u201d Mateo said. \u201cIt was a real argument. It was a real shouting match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is being urged to contact NYPD Detectives Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 39-year-old male rideshare driver was stabbed multiple times in the Bronx, officials said. 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