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A woman's body was found in a car after a fiery crash on the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn, and authorities say the driver -- believed to be a man she was dating -- hailed a cab in the middle of the highway while she burned to death.

The car was found facing eastbound in the westbound lanes between Hamilton Avenue and Prospect Expressway just after 4 a.m.

The Infiniti G35 was fully on fire.

When firefighters put out the flames, they found a badly burned woman in the passenger seat. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

She was later identified as 25-year-old Harleen Grewel, of Astoria.

The driver, 23-year-old Saeed Ahmed, was later located. Police confirm he hailed a cab on the Gowanus Expressway while leaving Grewel in the burning vehicle, and Eyewitness News obtained video of a man near the burning wreckage approaching a cab and asking "Can I get a ride?"




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Ahmed is now charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident, aggravated unlicensed operator and speeding.

Grewal's family members tell Eyewitness News they are tremendously distraught.

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