sonia rincon reports from lakeview. >> reporter: the ambulance did not have its lights an sirens on before the crash at exit 18 of the southern state parkway at lakeview that killed driver larry fuller and patient james larson. he was 36 and recently had a second heart transplant. >> first one failed. and the second one was good. >> reporter: his sister says he was determined to live. >> nobody could have done what he did. he fought hard. >> reporter: he beat the odds? >> he did. strength from his girlfriend and their 7-year-old daughter and when she spoke with him last week she says he was craving the independence he missed. >> he worked and made his own money and did everything by himself and so definitely ready to get back out there. >> reporter: the ambulance hit this light pole before it hit the side of the overpass. it's unclear what sent it out of control. it only had 3.5 miles to go. it was taking james larson to his rehab center in uniondale where he was hoping to begin the next chapter of his life. the crash also left another daughter without her dad, 20- year-old girl from the b

cbs 2's sonia rincon reports, a recent tragedy has sounded the alarm for local drivers. >> reporter: the death of 17- year-old girl in texas this week was the tenth in the u.s. blamed on defective takata airbags. this woman heard about it after getting a letter from bmw saying her car has one. the letterer says at the parts to fix it. so she need to wait until they do. she consulted her local dealer. >> i called up to see if they had the airbags. and when that would happen. they told me the dealership told me the summer. >> reporter: until then, she doesn't want anyone especially her 18-year-old son driving the car. >> i don't even want him as a passenger in the car. and i think we'll probably avoid using it as much as possible. >> reporter: this is the local dealership that will likely be replacing that airbag once it's available because lisa's car is leased she is hoping they will let her switch the car for one with a different airbag. she is waiting to hear back from the dealership and so are we.aaa it's a problems. >> we are talking about 29 million vehicles being recalled of lot

cbs 2's sonia rincon has the story new at 5:30. >> reporter: the muni meters on this commercial stretch of white plains roads are testing everyone's patience. >> just told me it didn't charge me that the transaction was aborted. same thing last week on the other side of the street but when i checked my bank account it charged me. >> you go to the next muni- meter and it's the same problem. so or a different problem. >> reporter: while drivers are looking for one that works -- well, now what happens. >> it doesn't help the business district at all. >> reporter: at this family owned diner they hear the >> there was only two meters working in three blocks. >> reporter: and they believe it's driving away customers. >> if you're going to ticket for the meter, $115 for double parking and not give them a chance they won't come back. >> reporter: this meter kept us waiting four minutes before canceling the transaction. this one didn't like my card. this one did. you can see someone took out some frustration on this meter. this one doesn't take credit cards. or cash. the quarter slot is jammed.

cbs2's sonia rincon is following the developing story, live in lower manhattan with >> reporter: police are investigating a very disturbing allegation from a young woman who came running into this building on broadway just after 4:00 this afternoon with her face bleeding. this 20-year-old is being treated for a small wound to her face according to police. she claims a stranger attacked her on broadway at the corner of wall street right in front of the historic trinity church. >> she reported that when he slashed her he made a statement to the effect that she was a terrorist, and he continued to flee northbound on broadway. >> reporter: nypd assistant chief william aubrey says the young woman is of middle eastern descent. she called her dad when this happened and her sister called the police. now they're looking for witnesses and going through surveillance video in a neighborhood equipped with more cameras than any other in the city but so far have not found any of the attack or the alleged attacker. they are asking for the public's help. >> she describes the subject as a male, five foot

sonia rincon economics. >>> an out-of-control taxi in greenwich village struck and trapped a woman near university place. steve langford reports. [ yelling ] >> reporter: panic and chaos near nyu around 11 a.m. as this taxi has a pedestrian pinned underneath. >> they were trying to move the car or, like, sort of like help it so that they could get the body out of behind the cab >> reporter: skidmarks on the wall of this building, the victim gravely injured. >> i could see the taxi lose control from there hit the plant. >> reporter: a students says he never saw it happen a 32- year-old woman hit. >> you could see the person's body getting dragged from the building to the end. i felt really nauseous. it was pretty hard to see. >> reporter: the taxi driver questioned by police at the scene and later taken to a hospital after having reportedly suffering a medical incidents while driving. [ yelling ] >> reporter: the victim extricated from under the cab by the fdny then taken away in critical condition while the taxi awaits processing by investigators. its meter still running. in greenwich v