Limo Driver Robbed, Stabbed By Passenger
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A limousine driver was stabbed in both hands early Thursday, when a passenger robbed him at knifepoint in the South Austin neighborhood.
The 39-year-old livery driver had transported a man and two women to the 700 block of North LeClaire Avenue about 1:10 a.m. when the male passenger put a knife to his throat and demanded money, police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak said.
The driver grabbed the knife and struggled with the passenger, Kubiak said. After getting control of the knife, the driver stabbed the passenger in the back.
The driver suffered serious cuts to both hands.
All three passengers ran away, but two of them left cell phones in the back seat, Kubiak said.
The suspect made off with an unknown amount of cash, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.
The victim drove himself to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park where he was listed in good condition, Kubiak said.
No one was in custody as of mid-morning Thursday.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
