A quick decision by a livery driver to hit the gas pedal when confronted by a passenger with a gun may be the reason why he’s alive now.

“I’m the luckiest man alive. I’m the luckiest man alive,” Prince Ezenekwe said. “He said don’t make me kill you here.”

The 54-year-old says he’s lucky to tell his story after being shot by a passenger in what he thinks is an attempted robbery. The driver walked away with stitches where the bullet grazed his face.

“He covered all his face with a mask. You can only see his eye. Everything he was wearing is all black,” Ezenekwe said.

Police say around 1:30 a.m. Monday, shortly after picking up the passenger in Canarsie, Brooklyn, the masked man turned the gun on Ezenekwe following a dispute.

“Prince is here by the grace of God, by a miracle,” Fernando Mateo, a spokesman for New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, said.

Ezenekwe says police are combing through security camera footage from the vehicle.

Once the suspect is found, New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers is calling for the masked man to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

“We tell our drivers one thing, if you can’t see the person’s face when they’re getting in the car, do not let them in the car,” Mateo said.

As part of budget negotiations, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to adopt mask restrictions in public, except in certain situations.“

The TLC tells the drivers they need to pick them up, otherwise it may be discrimination.

“You know what, let it be discrimination if it’s going to save your life,” Mateo said.

The Taxi Drivers Federation is offering a $5,000 reward for anyone who can give information about the person who shot Ezenekwe.