A seemingly deranged woman terrorized an Uber driver on a residential street in Bellerose in an apparent violent carjacking and remains at large more than a week later.

Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village reported that the violent scene erupted on the night of Thursday, October 10, when the 52-year-old man hit a passenger in front of 241-27-86th Ave. picked up 10:20 p.m

An unknown man sat in the rear passenger seat of the Uber vehicle as the woman appeared in front of the dark Toyota RAV4 SUV and yelled at the driver. As the victim tried to drive away, the suspect grabbed the hood, then opened the passenger door and got into his vehicle, according to a police source familiar with the investigation.

The attack immediately began with the attacker punching the victim multiple times on the head and body. His attacker then bit him in the back and pushed the driver out of his SUV onto the street, police said Thursday. The attacker then jumped behind the wheel of the SUV, sped away from the scene and was driving west on 86th Avenue toward 239th Street when she lost control of the SUV and crashed into several cars before crashing into a tree.

The suspect exited the stolen vehicle and ran away in an unknown direction. Police said it was unclear what happened to the male passenger, but he was not seen on video at the rear of the vehicle as the suspect drove away from the scene. EMS responded to the scene and transported the injured Uber driver to Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he was admitted in stable condition and treated for a laceration to his lip as well as pain and swelling, police said.

Uber takes driver safety seriously. It has a team of former law enforcement professionals – including former FBI and Secret Service agents as well as former Defense Department employees – located worldwide. They are on call to work with police to respond to urgent needs and assist with investigations like the one in the 105th Precinct.

“What this driver went through is nothing short of horrifying,” an Uber spokesman said Friday. We contacted him and offered him support. We are in contact with the police and will continue to do everything we can to support their investigation.”

The NYPD released a video of the woman entering the vehicle and getting behind the wheel of the SUV after the attack and speeding away. Police described her as medium-skinned, about 5 feet tall and 180 pounds, wearing a black sweatshirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information regarding this robbery investigation is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or in Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are treated confidentially.

As of Oct. 13, the 105th Precinct has reported 104 robberies so far in 2024, 27 fewer than the 131 reported at the same time last year, a decrease of 20.6%, according to the latest CompStat report . The number of crimes has declined slightly in the district: 352 have been reported so far this year, four fewer than the 356 reported at the same time in 2023, a decline of 1.1%, according to CompStat.