Des Plaines Police responded about 2:15 p.m. Saturday, August 16, 2025 to a report that a taxi driver hit a victim’s car with a baseball bat in the area of Touhy Avenue and Mount Prospect Road. Des Plaines police officers met with the victim — a 38-year-old male Des Plaines resident — at a gas station in the 800 Block of East Touhy Avenue, where he stated that while he was driving in the inside lane of Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village, the driver of a white Toyota Prius swerved from the curb lane to the inside lane directly in front of the victim, and then went into oncoming traffic. As the drivers of the vehicles continued eastbound, they stopped for a red light at Elmhurst Road and Touhy Avenue where they began to engage in a verbal dispute. The male subject, later identified as Ali Nadzhafaliyev, then exited the Toyota and punched the victim’s window multiple times and attempted to open the locked door before re-entering his vehicle.
The drivers of both vehicles continued east and again stopped at a red light at Touhy Avenue and Mount Prospect Road. Next, Ali Nadzhafaliyev was seen carrying an aluminum bat toward the victim’s car and striking the car’s passenger side multiple times with the bat before fleeing eastbound on Touhy Avenue when the light turned green. The victim pulled over and called 9-1-1 to wait for police officers. A witness to the incident also stated that they observed the male subject, identified as Ali Nadzhafaliyev, hit the victim’s vehicle with a bat.
During the police investigation, information was obtained that the Toyota Prius was a 303 Taxi vehicle. Officers contacted the 303 Taxi company, and the company ultimately provided Nadzhafaliyev’s information on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
When police initially communicated with Nadzhafaliyev, he said he was unsure if he was in the area during the time of the incident, and further denied causing damage to the other vehicle. However, he stated he would come in to the police station to speak with officers. On Tuesday, August 19, 2025,k Nadzhafaliyev came into the station and refused to give any statements regarding the incident. He was subsequently arrested and charged with one misdemeanor count of
Criminal Damage to Property. Nadzhafaliyev was cited and released with his court information.
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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