JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — An investigation is underway after a taxi driver was stabbed multiple times and carjacked by a passenger in Jefferson County Tuesday night.
According to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, the taxi picked up a woman around 9 p.m. near Highway 21 and Mercy Hospital South.
She asked for a ride to Windermere Drive in Imperial and when they pulled up near the intersection of Windermere and Ferris Court, she stabbed the driver.
The taxi driver got out and she took off in his car. Jefferson County dispatch received the initial call around 10:40 p.m.
Jefferson County deputies found the car in south St. Louis County but said the woman remains on the loose.
The taxi driver, 48, was taken to a hospital and released.
This is a developing story and will be updated as 5 On Your Side receives more information.