Memorial held in Harlem for cab driver who was found dead in his vehicle during heat wave

Taxi Drivers Hold Harlem Memorial for West African Cabbie Who Died in Heat Wave

New York City cabbies paid tribute to one of their own Sunday on the Harlem block where a driver died at the wheel during a July heat wave. The solemn memorial came two days after their fundraising campaign shipped his remains to his family in Ivory Coast. Richard Coulibaly, a taxi driver for nearly 20 […] The post Taxi Drivers Hold Harlem Memorial for West African Cabbie Who Died in Heat Wave appeared first on The City Reporter.

Memorial held in Harlem for cab driver who was found dead in his vehicle during heat wave

Richard Coulibaly was found dead in his vehicle on July 2 in the middle of the worst heat wave of the summer.

‘You stand alone,’ Taxi drivers, friends mourn hard-working immigrant cabbie who died alone in Harlem

Friends and fellow taxi drivers gathered in Harlem on Sunday to mourn the loss of a hardworking immigrant cabbie who died inside his vehicle during this summer’s brutal heat wave. Gustave Bertrand Adjeli Yao, known in Harlem as 73-year-old Richard Coulibaly, was found dead inside his taxi on July 2 after parking overnight on Frederick...

Harlem Cabbie Died Alone in His Taxi — Drivers Vow He Won’t Be Forgotten

Richard Coulibaly died alone in his Harlem taxi during a July heat wave. Fellow drivers found his family and raised funds to bring him home.