A Lyft driver was brutally attacked while giving a ride in Texas, after a rider slashed his throat, attempted to strangle him, and stole his car.
Delawar Burke, 25, has been released from the hospital, but remains bedridden and says he’s grateful to be alive. According to Fox 4,
A ride-share driver picking up a man for a ride Monday was attacked from behind and his car was stolen, according to Frisco police.
The suspect, 19-year-old Antwain Williams, was charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and evading arrest.
He also had an outstanding warrant for allegedly encouraging a child to perform sexual acts.
Burke now has stitches on his neck and bandages to bind the deep wounds on his hands.
Burke told police he picked up Williams while driving for Lyft in Frisco, Texas, on Monday evening.
When they arrived at Williams’ destination at the Legends at Legacy apartments at 3700 Legacy Drive shortly before 6 p.m., Burke says the suspect attacked her from behind with a knife and then with a cable or wire in an attempt to strangle her. Attacked.
“The rider took a knife to Dilawar’s throat and slit his throat. He did it multiple times,” Burke’s friend Dustin Tovey told Fox 4.
“Dilavar placed his hands right in front of the knife and asked the rider, ‘Hey, whatever you want. Leave me alone.’ And then there was a wire to put around his neck. And Dilawar also reached. And he had extensive injuries on his fingers and neck because he was stabbed multiple times,” Tovi added.
Frisco police said Williams stole Burke’s Toyota Camry and abandoned it in the apartment building parking lot. A nearby woman assisted Burke and called 911 to report the incident.
Hours later, a patrol officer found the vehicle near Highway 423 and Rockhill. The police tried to catch the driver, but he drove away in an attempt to escape from the police.
Police said Williams crashed and attempted to flee on foot but was eventually arrested.
Burke moved to Texas from Türkiye last year and sends money back home to his parents.
Tovey said, “He’s someone who works really hard, and it’s really sad to see what happened to him.” “Nobody deserves this, especially Dilawar, because he works so hard.”
Williams remains in custody at the Denton County Jail.
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