Cab Driver Chokes 29-Year-Old Woman, Gropes Her in Brooklyn: Police

Authorities are investigating an attack on a 29-year-old woman by a cab driver she hailed in Brooklyn over the weekend.

Police say the woman flagged down the cab on Grand Street around 2 a.m. Saturday. They say the cabbie drove a few blocks, then pulled over and climbed into the back seat, where he choked the woman and grabbed her breasts.

The woman managed to get out of the car and the driver fled, authorities say.

The victim complained over neck pain.

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