Road Rage-Fueled Argument Ends In UES Stabbing: NYPD

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Two men are facing charges stemming from a road rage-fueled argument that ended when their cars crashed on the Upper East Side and one of the men stabbed the other, according to police and reports.

An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Patch that police were called to East 62 Street and Lexington Avenue around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday for a reported stabbing.

When police arrived, they found 28-year-old Antal Lakatos with multiple stab wounds.

According to an ABC7 New York report citing police, the incident started when Lakatos and 38-year-old Shaker Ahmad got into an argument in Queens.

The pair got into their vehicles and pursued each other across the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan, the New York Daily News reported, where Lakatos intentionally rammed Shaker's car and they repeatedly cut each other off.

When they reached the Upper East Side, reports said Lakatos rammed Shaker's car against, sending it into a telephone pole. The men then got out of their cars and continued the argument until Ahmad stabbed Lakatos in the face and neck.

Police said Lakatos was taken to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he is expected to recover.

Police arrested Ahmad and charged him with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Lakatos also faces an attempted assault charge, police said.