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23-Year-Old Punches, Robs Taxi Driver Outside Long Island Hospital, Police Say 23-Year-Old Punches, Robs Taxi Driver Outside Long Island Hospital, Police Say
23-Year-Old Punches, Robs Taxi Driver Outside Long Island Hospital, Police Say A 23-year-old man is accused of attacking and robbing a taxi driver outside a Long Island hospital. The incident happened in East Meadow, steps from Nassau University Medical Center on Hempstead Turnpike, at around 3:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. Nassau County Police said the 72-year-old male victim was working as a driver for Hub Taxi when he was called to pick up a customer outside the hospital. When he arrived, he informed the man, 23-year-old James Ely, how much the fare would be and told him payment was required up front. Ely reportedly became irate, causing the driver to exit the vehi…

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