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Queens cabby allegedly unleashes bat and stab barrage, killing one of two drunk men

A Queens cabby attacked two drunks with a baseball bat and knife — killing one — after they demanded that he give them a ride home during an argument early yesterday, police sources said.

Isaac Martinez, 26, and his pal, Carlos Perez, 33, had just bought two six-packs of Modelo Especial at a Woodside bodega to end a boozy night out when they hailed a cab near the Consulate General of Ecuador annex on Roosevelt Avenue.

The driver stopped but refused to let them in his car after noticing the men were intoxicated, law-enforcement sources said.

He then got out of his car wielding a wooden bat and smashed his rear window before allegedly pummeling the men — who tried shielding themselves with the beer bottles they had just purchased, police said.

The deranged driver then drew a long knife and stabbed Perez in the torso and Martinez, who later died, square in the chest, authorities said.

The driver allegedly sped off, leaving the two men bleeding in the street.

Carlos Arcillas, 53, a cook heading to work, was stunned when he stumbled onto the carnage.

“He was on his back with his hands above his head,” Arcillas said of Martinez. “I could see the pulse in his neck, and his breathing was very thin.”

Hugo Ortego, 41, manager at a bar where Martinez formerly deejayed under the name DJ Cobra, was stunned by the tragic news.

“He was like family. I’m still in shock. I just saw him yesterday [Friday],” Ortego said. “He was popular in the neighborhood. He used to work at different bars as a deejay. He loved music. He didn’t have a bad temper. Isaac is not argumentative.”

At The Brothers Grocery, steps from where the men were stabbed, a night clerk told The Post the two pals had paid cash for their suds.

He recalled that they were in high spirits.

“They were smiling a lot, like they were happy about something,” said the clerk. “They said they were going home to relax.”

Both victims were rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, where Martinez was pronounced dead, cops said. Perez was in stable condition.

Martinez worked as a deejay at El Sancho in Jackson Heights on Friday night and had been scheduled to spin last night.

El Sancho manager Hugo Hernandez, 32, recalled that Martinez never lost his temper and only acted as a peacemaker.

“I’ve never seen him angry. I’ve never seen him in a fight,” Hernandez said.

Fernando Mateo, president of Hispanics Across America, said his organization is offering a $5,000 reward in a bid to help bring the cabby to justice.

The Taxi and Limousine Commissioner declined to discuss the incident.

Additional reporting by Aaron Feis