# Coworker Slashed Woman's Throat During Ride Home

> New York man accused of slashing coworker's throat while giving ride home.
- Title: Coworker Slashed Woman's Throat During Ride Home · Fox News
- Summary: New York man accused of slashing coworker's throat while giving ride home. David Cruz Torres, 36, of Michoacán, Mexico, is charged with second-degree…
- Keywords: david cruz torres, saratoga springs, michoacan mexico, second degree attempted murder, coworker, throat slashing, police, news, politics, Slashed, Woman's, Throat
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/us/coworker-accused-slashing-womans-throat-ride-home-victim-escaped-moving-car-police
- Author: Adam Sabes
- Published: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: david cruz torres, saratoga springs, michoacan mexico, second degree attempted murder, coworker, throat slashing, police, news, politics
## Coworker Accused of Throat Slashing
David Cruz Torres, 36, of Michoacán, Mexico, was identified as the passenger in the car and tried to flee Saratoga Springs before being detained by police.
## Attack During Ride Home
Cruz Torres attacked the victim while she was driving him home, pulling out a knife and cutting her throat as she jumped out of the moving car.
## Charges and Hospitalization
The victim was airlifted to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries after Cruz Torres was charged with second-degree attempted murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
## Key takeaway

David Cruz Torres, 36, of Michoacán, Mexico, is charged with second-degree attempted murder after slashing a female coworker's throat during a ride home in Saratoga Springs.