Glenview police have charged a taxi driver with one count of misdemeanor reckless driving after an investigation found he sped up as his passenger was trying to get out of the vehicle, they said in a news release. The passenger remains hospitalized three days later.
The dispute and the injuries occurred at 3100 Sanders Road, Glenview, on March 2.
Abderrezak Djerrah, 60, of the 7400 block of North Oconto Avenue, Chicago, was found and charged March 3 just after 1 p.m. on Milwaukee in Niles, Glenview police said.
They added that their investigation found Djerrah drove a taxicab to the Sanders Road address with a male passenger. Once they were parked, per police, Djerrah and the male passenger were involved in a physical altercation inside the vehicle over the fare. While the passenger attempted to exit the vehicle, Djerrah accelerated, and police said that caused the passenger to fall out of the vehicle.
The passenger struck the ground and suffered severe injuries. Glenview police secured the scene and Glenview Fire Department responders took the victim to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
The charges were filed after reviewing the case with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Djerrah has a return court date of March 26 at 9 a.m. at the Skokie Courthouse in the Cook County Courts system.
Some initial reports about the incident said a shooting was involved, and Glenview police said Thursday the investigation
revealed no firearms were involved and no shooting occurred.
Glenview Police Department thanked the North Regional Violent Crimes Task Force (NORTAF) and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for their assistance.
