..TERROR TIMES
TAXI DRIVER GRABBED BY THROAT IN DEVON ROAD RAGE ATTACK
A taxi driver in South Hams was grabbed around his throat in a shock- ing road rage incident. Steve Russell, 55, was driving in Churchstow when he was involved in an altercation and attacked. The entire se- quence of events was captured on an internal and exter- nal dashcam, and has been shared on social media. The disturbing inci- dent, which hap- pened on 6 August, kicked off in a nar- row lane after a large Range Rover was struggling to park. Steve who was sta-
‘’Don’t start spit- ting, where is your mask, go away. The argument es- calated when the man lent into the car and grabbed Steve around the throat. Steve told Devon- Live: “He came so close to my face
tionary behind the 4x4, waited as the driver unsuccess- fully attempted to manoeuvre into the space. A man ap- proached Steve and ‘aggressively’ began signalling for Steve to go backwards down the hill. The cab driver refused to move, saying: “If she can’t get in there, she
shouldn’t be driv- ing.’’ The man then ‘stormed’ over and said: “If I ask you again I’ll smack you out of your f****** car, now move back. Just move your f****** car back mate.’’ Despite the social distancing mea- sures the man got closer to Steve. The cab driver replied:
WAKEFIELD TAXI DRIVER ASSAULTED ON BUSY ROAD
Police have laun- ched an investiga- tion into an assault on a taxi driver on a busy Wakefield road. Officers were called in the early hours of Saturday, August 15 to reports that a man had been assaulted on Lower Warren- gate, close to The Rainbow pub. Photographs from the scene show police and ambu- lance vehicles in attendance and a
small crowd of people gathered around a person who is lying on the floor. They are now investigating the assault, and are appealing for infor- mation . Local taxi driver Waj Ali said taxi drivers in the city are facing an increased number of attacks. He told the Ponte- fract Express: “Lots of these kinds of incidents
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are happening, but many of them are going under the radar. “The night time economy is recov- ering now and drivers need to be on their guard and should refuse a job if they don’t feel safe.” Anyone with infor- mation on the incident is asked to contact West York- shire Police on 101 quoting reference number: 13200410010.
basically spitting on me, it is a Covid- 19 violation’’ Steve, who has been a taxi driver in the area for 23- years, said: “I was not obstructing the driveway, the car had plenty of room. “I go up and down
that lane all the time. I’ve been doing this jobs for years and I was really shaken up. What if it had been someone more vul- nrable?’’ Steve has since contacted the police and is await- ing a response.
CABBIE ‘SPRAYED WITH SUBSTANCE’ DURING FOLKESTONE ROBBERY
A taxi driver re- quired emergency treatment after thieves sprayed him with an unknown sub- stance during a robbery. KentOnline reports that police are appealing for infor- mation after the alleged attack in Folkestone on 16
August. The incident oc- curred after the driver picked up two men from Sta- tion Road in Lyminge shortly after 11pm. When the car reached
the
Roman Way area of Folkestone, one of the men sprayed the driver with an
unknown sub- stance, before stealing his takings. Police, ambulance and fire services attended the scene shortly after the incident but the suspects had left. The taxi driver was treated at the scene, but his in- juries are not be- lieved to be serious.
COATBRIDGE TAXI DRIVER RACIALLY ABUSED AND ASSAULTED
A taxi driver has been racially ab- used and assaulted by a passenger within his vehicle in Coatbridge. According to STV News, the attack took place at 2.50am on Sunday 12 July on Viewfield Road at the junc- tion
Dunnachie Drive. Two men, in their
with
20s, were passen- gers in the taxi when they were dropped off to meet a third man waiting for them. One of the men got out of the car and the other hurled racist abuse at the driver before as- saulting him. The 55-year-old was left with seri- ous injuries to both
his head and hand. All three men ran away in the direc- tion of the Kirk- wood Sports Barn. The taxi driver was taken to hospital and released fol- lowing treatment. Anyone with with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 0745.
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