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Driver arrested in Hell's Kitchen with 75 gallons of gasoline, 10 gallons of diesel inside van
WABC ^ | July 17, 2025

Posted on 07/19/2025 5:13:33 AM PDT by george76

HELL'S KITCHEN, Manahttan -- New York City authorities made a disturbing discovery inside a van that had been involved in an accident Tuesday night on a busy street in Manhattan.

Police were called to the scene near 42nd and 10th Avenue just after 7 p.m.

The 31-year-old driver was operating a 2013 Chevrolet express van that had a food cart attached which became loose and struck a parked 2021 Kia Serrano with a 48-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy.

Police say the driver, Sayed Khaled Elsayed Abdelmohsen, fled the scene, but the 48-year-old woman followed him in her vehicle.

First responders noticed a strong smell of gasoline coming from the van and requested FDNY assistance.

At first, the driver of the van tried to get rid of his keys and said he couldn't open the vehicle, but firefighters forced entry.

They say what they found could have turned catastrophic with a little heat or a single leak or spark.

"Propane is a very low lying gas, it would have stayed very low to the ground, it would have almost doubled and tripled itself in size as it turned from liquid gas into vapor, and the explosion would have been unbelievable," said FDNY Special Inspections Chief Joe Rogers.

Authorities confiscated 76 20-pound propane cylinders, 15 5-gallon fuel containers for a total of 75 gallons of gasoline, and 10 gallons of diesel.

The driver was arrested and facing several charges, including reckless endangerment and multiple fire code violations.

What exactly the driver was doing is under investigation, but authorities say they have a good idea and they are cracking down.


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1 posted on 07/19/2025 5:13:33 AM PDT by george76
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“What exactly the driver was doing is under investigation...”

“Sayed Khaled Elsayed Abdelmohsen”

Captain Obvious and the rest of the universe knows what WABC reporting apparently does not.


2 posted on 07/19/2025 5:17:26 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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“Sayed Khaled Elsayed Abdelmohsen”

I fear it’s only a matter of time


3 posted on 07/19/2025 5:17:35 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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“Sayed Khaled Elsayed Abdelmohsen”...
He wasn’t up to anything suspicious, was he?
Between NY and MN, if we don’t start kicking these b*stards out, we will be worse off than Paris or London.


4 posted on 07/19/2025 5:17:39 AM PDT by 13Sisters76 ("It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. " Thos. Sowell)
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Was the guy’s name Charlie Kelly?


5 posted on 07/19/2025 5:18:04 AM PDT by rbg81 (=)
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To: Da Coyote

They know damned well, they just refuse to admit it


6 posted on 07/19/2025 5:18:30 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: george76

Oh my, caught another Amish person up to no good, eh?


7 posted on 07/19/2025 5:20:16 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: 13Sisters76

The Amish shouldn’t be blamed for everything...just sayin’.


8 posted on 07/19/2025 5:23:31 AM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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"Authorities confiscated 76 20-pound propane cylinders, 15 5-gallon fuel containers for a total of 75 gallons of gasoline, and 10 gallons of diesel."

The math and the identification of flammables makes no sense.

9 posted on 07/19/2025 5:23:42 AM PDT by omni-scientist
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To: george76

It is amazing how modern news reporters can deny reality.


10 posted on 07/19/2025 5:25:36 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: omni-scientist

Throwing away the keys and resisting a simple look-see pretty much screams he isn’t just picking up recyclables or is just Frank Hill serving customers’ grilling needs.


11 posted on 07/19/2025 5:26:46 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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76 20-pound propane cylinders, 15 5-gallon fuel containers for a total of 75 gallons of gasoline, and 10 gallons of diesel.

Nothing suspicious about that


12 posted on 07/19/2025 5:36:42 AM PDT by Kartographer (“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other, Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
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The name says exactly what his plans were.


13 posted on 07/19/2025 5:37:35 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: george76

Gasoline is a fine thing to carry around in your vehicle, depending on the circumstance.

But not a muslim in New York.


14 posted on 07/19/2025 5:37:38 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Angelino97’s 100% anti-Semitic lie: “Settlers tend to be ultra-Orthodox Jews, armed with Uzis.”)
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To: silent majority rising

LOL!


15 posted on 07/19/2025 5:37:48 AM PDT by 13Sisters76 ("It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. " Thos. Sowell)
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...”The dramatic images sparked speculation online, with commenters expressing concern about a possible terror threat. However, officials and observers familiar with the incident suggested the van was more likely used to refuel food carts around the city — a common, if hazardous, practice.”...

Not a bright bulb to run around unlicensed and not taking safety precautions, and not letting firemen check the van when it reeks of fumes if he is just a vendor fuel server.

I wonder what his immigration status is.


16 posted on 07/19/2025 5:40:04 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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Sayed Khaled Elsayed Abdelmohsen

Was this guy a “gypsy” fuel supplier for food carts ?

17 posted on 07/19/2025 5:41:58 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: omni-scientist

Definitely off. I am not sure 76 20lb cylinders of propane would even fit in this van. 20lb cylinders are the BBQ size cylinders...


18 posted on 07/19/2025 5:43:05 AM PDT by Openurmind (AI - An Illusion for Aptitude Intrusion to Alter Intellect. )
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Islam was never a religion of peace. Islam is the religion of fighting.. No one should believe that the war that we are waging is just the war of the Islamic State, alone.. It is the war of all Muslims, but the Islamic State is spearheading it. It is the war of Muslims against infidels.

~Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.


19 posted on 07/19/2025 5:44:35 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: OldHarbor

Why label an entrepreneurial individual in a legitimste business as a “gypsy”

He recognized a market and began servicing it.


20 posted on 07/19/2025 5:46:19 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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