Road Rage Driver Charged with Attempted Murder in Manhattan Stabbing
A Manhattan pickup truck driver has been charged with attempted murder in a Tuesday night road rage-fueled stabbing that began in Queens and ended on the Upper East Side.
According to authorities, Antal Lakatos, 28, was behind the wheel of a Mercedes sedan when he intentionally struck 38-year-old Shaker Ahmad’s pickup truck on the Queensboro Bridge around 6:50 p.m. After the vehicles stopped, Lakatos exited his car and opened his trunk, at which point Ahmad sped off.
However, Lakatos gave chase, catching up to Ahmad at East 62nd Street and Lexington Avenue. This time, Lakatos rear-ended the pickup truck, causing it to careen into a light pole.
Patrol officers from the 19th Precinct, who were eating at a Smashburger restaurant across the street, heard the sound of the crash and ran over. They saw Ahmad exit his truck and run over to the victim’s Mercedes, where he stabbed him multiple times as he sat in the driver’s seat.
The wounded Lakatos fell out of his car, and officers came to his aid while another cop handcuffed Ahmad.
Ahmad was charged with attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. Lakatos was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition. He was charged with attempted assault.
According to State Corrections records, Ahmad served 18 months behind bars between Feb. 2016 and Aug. 2018 in connection with a second-degree assault conviction. Lakatos was busted in June of 2019 for driving with a suspended license and again about two months ago for grand larceny auto in Queens.
