Saratoga Springs Woman’s Throat Cut by Coworker She Was Driving Home, Police Say
David Cruz Torres, 36, is charged with attempted murder after police say he cut the throat of a coworker who was driving him home in Saratoga Springs on Oct. 9.
A woman suffered life-threatening injuries in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Friday night, Oct. 9, 2026, after a coworker she was driving home cut her throat, police said. She jumped from the moving car to get help.
Police charged David Cruz Torres, 36, of Michoacán, Mexico, with second-degree attempted murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, WNYT and The Daily Gazette reported.
What police say happened
Firefighters were called shortly after 8 p.m. to a report that a car had hit Augie’s To-Go, a restaurant at Lake and Forest avenues. They found the driver with a serious cut to her neck that did not appear to be related to the crash, police said.
The two worked together in Saratoga Springs, and after their shift he asked her for a ride home, police said. As she drove, he attacked her, then pulled out a knife and cut her throat. She jumped out of the car while it was still moving and called for help, and people nearby came to her aid.
Cruz Torres tried to run but was detained by officers, police said. The woman was taken to Saratoga Hospital and then airlifted to Albany Medical Center. Police did not give a motive for the attack.
The allegations have not been proven in court.
