{"id":73811,"date":"2025-12-17T21:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/73811\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:43:07","slug":"cabbie-stabbed-8-times-in-bronx-road-rage-clash-was-completely-blindsided-he-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/73811\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabbie stabbed 8 times in Bronx road rage clash was completely blindsided, he says"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lucky-to-be-alive livery cab driver stabbed eight times during a Bronx road rage <\/a>clash was completely blindsided by the attack, he said in an exclusive interview from his hospital bed.<\/p>\n

Osei Kusi, 39, didn\u2019t think anything about passing a driver blocking his way at White Plains Road and Bruckner Blvd. in Soundview toward the end of his shift around 2:30 a.m. Nov. 26.<\/p>\n

But when both cars stopped at a red light about half a mile later at White Plains Road and Randall Ave., the other driver unexpectedly exited his car and smashed the driver\u2019s side mirror of Kusi\u2019s Toyota SUV with a baseball bat before stabbing the victim, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe stabbed me all the way to my heart,\u201d Kusi said.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s very terrible. I am alive because of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"OseiLivery cab driver Osei Kusi (pictured) was found repeatedly stabbed behind the wheel of his Toyota SUV near Randall Ave. and White Plains Road in the Bronx early Nov. 26. (Obtained by Daily News)<\/p>\n

Kusi, who immigrated from Ghana six years ago and drives a cab to support his family, including a wife and children, back home, said he and his attacker never exchanged words.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll that I remember was that someone was trying to cross me, and I go around the person,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t have any discussion with anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

When they crossed paths again four blocks later, \u00a0two dashcam videos from Kusi\u2019s car recorded Kusi repeatedly yelling, \u201cI don\u2019t want to fight you!<\/a>\u201d court documents show.<\/p>\n

Kusi got out of his car to fix his mirror and Dominick immediately swung the bat at him, Kusi said. \u201cI used my left arm to block it and I slip and fall down,\u201d he said. When Kusi was on the ground \u00a0Dominick allegedly plunged a knife into his torso eight times, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter he stabbed me, he went back into the car and make U-turn,\u201d Kusi said. The attacker sped off.<\/p>\n

Despite the blood pouring from his wounds, Kusi picked up the car mirror and reattached it before collapsing into his driver\u2019s seat and calling a friend for help. He remembers a good Samaritan trying to help him but from that point everything goes fuzzy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe blood that was coming out was too much,\u201d he said. \u201cI was going out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"LiveryLivery cab driver Osei Kusi was found repeatedly stabbed behind the wheel of his Toyota SUV near the corner of Randall Ave. and White Plains Road in the Bronx early Nov. 26. (Photo by Kyle Mazza\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

Kusi was found by a passerby unconscious and soaked in blood inside his SUV, which still had its motor running, police said. Medics rushed him in critical condition to Jacobi Medical Center, where he underwent emergency surgery to treat stab wounds to his back and stomach. He remains hospitalized.<\/p>\n

Darin Dominick, 56, turned himself in at the 43rd Precinct stationhouse a week after the attack. He was charged with attempted murder, assault and menacing at his arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court. He pleaded not guilty and is being held on Rikers Island on $250,000 bond.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank God, and I know that I\u2019ll get justice. so I am very happy,\u201d Kusi said of the arrest. \u201cHe can do the same thing to somebody else. Maybe it can happen to you next time. \u2026 He should be in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A lucky-to-be-alive livery cab driver stabbed eight times during a Bronx road rage clash was completely blindsided by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,262,263,266,85,267,9,24,264,12,63,261,265,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-73811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-city","tag-county","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-crime","tag-sub-county-region","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}