A sedan driver, after being involved in a minor collision with a van at 55th Street and Fifth Avenue, attempted to flee the scene despite the van driver’s efforts to stop him. The sedan driver, whose vehicle had TLC plates, injured the van driver in his escape. However, a pedicab driver named Cagdas Ozturk, along with other quick-acting bystanders, managed to halt the fleeing driver a block away from the incident. The confrontation and the subsequent citizen’s arrest of the sedan driver were captured in exclusive video footage, showing bystanders and Ozturk demanding the driver to stop. The van driver was seriously injured and taken to the hospital, while the Taxi & Limousine Commission is investigating the sedan driver, who is now under police custody with charges pending.
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/citizen-arrest-nyc-midtown-hit-and-run/1824741/