Oh my what a sad story. I hope he recovers it. I wonder why he had it with him? I do not live in NY or take a ton of cabs but when I did visit my family this past summer, I can share that we/they actually left a stroller in the trunk. It was a used but nice MacLaren and if you know anything about strollers those are several hundred dollars. We assume the driver will recover it and sell it on Craigslist for a few extra dollars. So I've learned, from now on, nothing goes in the trunk and if it does, memorize the cab number/info just in case!