Nov 20, 2007 7:54 pm US/Eastern
Cabbie Killed In Possible Road Rage
Police Hunt For Man & Woman Who Fled
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
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Police are looking for a man and a woman who reportedly fled the scene after striking a taxi driver.
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New York City Police are investigating the death of taxi driver who was run over by a black Nissan, possibly after a road-rage incident on Madison Avenue in Manhattan early Tuesday.
Police say the cabbie was found under the car at East 56th Street and Madison after midnight.
The man was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
He was a loving father who friends say, never raised his voice to anyone. Which is why no one understands how Mohamed Elwaleed was in an argument that ended with his death.
"I have never seen him have an argument with anyone. He was always friendly, always helpful. It's just a shame," said Elwaleed's landlord, Ari Hoogenboom.
It was just after midnight when Elwaleed, who was on duty as a cab driver, got into an argument with the driver of a Nissan Altima.
For some reason, Elwaleed left his car parked here on 65th street and walked over to the Nissan on Madison Avenue. That's when he was struck by the Nissan and left for dead.
"I came out and he was under the car and it looked bad," said an unidentified witness.
The driver of the Nissan and his female passenger took off on foot, leaving Elwaleed beneath the car. He was pronounced dead a short time later.
CBS 2 knocked on the door of the Nissan's registered owner, John Loyola of Harlem, but the person inside refused to talk to us.
Police said Loyola was not the man driving and that the car was not stolen. They have persons of interest, but no arrests have been made.
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