A group of Argentinean tourists were abducted when a drunk looking for a joyride took their stretch limo in Manhattan, sources said on Friday.
The white Lincoln Town Car driver opened the door for two tourists who exited the car at West Fourth Street and Seventh Avenue in the West Village around 3:12 a.m. May 7, when Egyptian-born Marwan Elbordiny, 24, hopped behind the wheel and took off, cops said.
The four passengers, one male and three females, all in their 20s, were stunned as an intoxicated Elbordiny drove one block before crashing into a sanitation truck, cops said.
Elbordiny reeked of alcohol when police arrived. The left front of the limo was smashed in, cops said.
He blew a .181 on a blood alcohol test, more than double the .08 legal limit. He also had a suspended license along with multiple moving violations on his record, cops said.
The passengers were treated for minor injuries, cops said. The man, 26, sustained a head injury which required staples.
Elbordiny was charged with reckless endangerment, unauthorized use of a vehicle, unlawful imprisonment, criminal possession of controlled substance, DWI, and aggravated unlicensed operator.