Police say a passenger inside an Lyft tried to rob his driver, then stabbed the man behind the wheel multiple times.
The rideshare vehicle, a black Tesla, was being driven down the southbound lanes of the FDR Drive on approach to the Manhattan Bridge around 2:40 p.m.
Officers say the passenger jumped out of the Tesla after crashing into a Nissan sedan, and started running on the highway. A witness said he watched the man run out.
"Then he tried to get into another car and he jumped into the car, cause the window was down, and I saw when he got into the car he tried to fight in the car -- tried to get to the wheel," the witness said.
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Video seemingly recorded from a nearby building overlooking the road captured the apparent attacker jump into the back window of the moving vehicle.
Police arrested the passenger after jumping down from the highway to the street below. He was arrested and police late Tuesday said charges were pending.
Both the passenger and Lyft driver were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive.
