UPDATED: Cab Driver in Stingaree Crash ID'd

Editor's Note: San Diego Police initially said that a woman's leg had been severed in the crash. On Tuesday, Feb. 15, a doctor said that amputation had been an option, but the woman chose to try and save her leg and it had not been severed.

San Diego police have identified the taxicab driver who they say drove into a crowd of pedestrians outside of Stingaree nightclub early Saturday morning, severely damaging a woman's leg.

The driver was 52-year-old Sam Hassan Daly of Emerald Cab. Police are still investigating what may have caused him to drive into the crowd.

Around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Daly drove into a group of people near the nightclub at 454 Sixth Ave. in the Gaslamp area downtown, according to a police press release. A 45-year-old man's leg was fractured as a result of the crash, the report stated. The release also said that a 45-year-old woman's leg had been severed, but on Tuesday, Feb. 15, one of her doctors said amputation had been an option due to the damage suffered, but the woman's leg was never severed. Doctors at UC San Diego Medical Center Hillcrest are "cautiously optimistic" about her chances for recovery, police said.

Also injured were 33 other pedestrians, with most suffering abrasions, concussions and pain. Some may have been injured during a confrontation following the crash, during which people from the street fought with the cab driver.

Daly had begun backing up his cab just after the crash, prompting people to grab him and drag him out of the cab, thinking he was trying to flee.

"People were rather upset, kicking and punching," witness Joshua Montana, 31, said. "He was saying, 'Oh my God, oh my God' when trying to pull the car away."

Daly suffered a fractured nose, but police have not yet determined whether his injury came from the crash or the confrontation, Lt. Rick O'Hanlon said during a phone interview. No one has been cited yet in connection with the incident, which is still under investigation, O'Hanlon said.

Daly told police he blacked out just before the crash. He was traveling 15 mph and there was no immediate indication that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash, police said.

The victims are from all over the county, and all have been released from the hospital except for the woman whose leg was damaged, O'Hanlon said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the San Diego Police Department's Traffic Division at 858-495-7800.

City News Service contributed to this report.