NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A 47-year-old man died after attempting to jump through the driver's-side window of a yellow cab in Times Square early Tuesday, officials said
According to police, Edgar Castillo, 47 tried to get into the taxi cab around 4 a.m. at Seventh Avenue and 44th Street.
Castillo jumped into the taxi but only partially made into the car with a portion of his body still hanging out the window, authorities said.
The cabbie took off, heading south on Seventh Avenue and Castillo fell from the window and crashed to the pavement, police said.
He was rushed to St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. It is unclear what his cause of death was.
Officials are still searching for the driver, officials said.
