DanicaFreak
She's crazy.
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I debated on whether or not to share this but here goes.
Back in Oct 2013 I was the victim of an assault. I drive taxi some part time, and I was driving in the drunk rush around 2am when the bars close up here.
I pull my crown vic up and pick up 3 people. One guy staggers into the front seat, the other 2, a guy and a girl get in back. We do not have partitions up here between the driver and passengers.
Right away a nagging doubt hits me about this group. The young guy in front--he might have been 19--starts yammering away. When I ask where they are going and I write it down (no meters in cabs here--small town) he asks "Why are you writing it down? Are you stupid?" This is all said aggressively with a drunken slur. The two in back are fine. The girl helps out and her boyfriend beside her in the back is too drunk to really say anything.
I remember thinking...what is going on here..I have never been treated this way before...
I do not like how this is going, but I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I put the car in gear (biggest mistake) and leave the club area that has a large cop presence (due to all the drunks)
I say to the guy mouthing off, "I'm just trying to get you home, lets settle down, ok?" His friends also try and calm him down and he seems to settle against the arm rest.
I breathe an inward sigh of relief and just concentrate getting this over as soon as possible.
I get about mid way on the bridge and it starts again. "What are you gonna do? What could you do you idiot?"
Now I start to get worried. The fare is going to a part of town known for "issues" and Im wondering what is waiting for me at his address?
This starts to get worse with "What if I grabbed you?"
I might be naive and believe the best in people, but I have had enough. I turn off the bridge and pull over sharply. I think the guy might have hit his head lightly on the glass, but I just want him out of my car.
I say, "This ride is over, you guys have to get out"
They guy in the front says "Seriously?, Really?"
I say "Yes."
Out of nowhere, he sucker punches me in the face 3 or 4 times very hard. It feels like the car has hit a mack truck. Blood is everywhere !
The girl in the back is screaming, Im on the radio asking for the police, the guy opens his door and runs before I could respond
My taxi buddies rush to the scene some driving over 100 mph to get to me. My taxi friends get to me before the police do and they look for the guy (I would not have wanted to be him if they had found him) and of course they do not find him.
The police and ambulance soon arrive. Im in shock, and dont remember alot but it seems the guy is known to the police, and they wondered if he might cause trouble before the night was out.
They put me in the ambulance and take me to the hospital.
I call my girlfriend from the ambulance and she is very worried about me. My hands are shaking. Im a mixture of angry, shocked, and sad. (my belief in others has taken a hit)
The ambulance attendants are very good and calm me down. Turns out I do not have a concussion but my eye and face look like someone took a hammer to it. I am ok and after a few weeks the bruises fade.
The cops end up catching the guy and he is found or plead, guilty.
He is to be sentenced today.
I know its just an assault and sometimes I think I brought it on myself with pulling over sharply, but I just did not want to wait for where we were going, but I still think about this and even though I still drive taxi I am more aware now, and have listened to my taxi friends. They get me through things......my family needs the extra income.
They have suggested "Dont put it in drive if you have misgivings. Jump out and take the keys and find a cop if they wont get out"
Sigh...I guess I am a little weirded out this still affects me...am I crazy?
Back in Oct 2013 I was the victim of an assault. I drive taxi some part time, and I was driving in the drunk rush around 2am when the bars close up here.
I pull my crown vic up and pick up 3 people. One guy staggers into the front seat, the other 2, a guy and a girl get in back. We do not have partitions up here between the driver and passengers.
Right away a nagging doubt hits me about this group. The young guy in front--he might have been 19--starts yammering away. When I ask where they are going and I write it down (no meters in cabs here--small town) he asks "Why are you writing it down? Are you stupid?" This is all said aggressively with a drunken slur. The two in back are fine. The girl helps out and her boyfriend beside her in the back is too drunk to really say anything.
I remember thinking...what is going on here..I have never been treated this way before...
I do not like how this is going, but I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I put the car in gear (biggest mistake) and leave the club area that has a large cop presence (due to all the drunks)
I say to the guy mouthing off, "I'm just trying to get you home, lets settle down, ok?" His friends also try and calm him down and he seems to settle against the arm rest.
I breathe an inward sigh of relief and just concentrate getting this over as soon as possible.
I get about mid way on the bridge and it starts again. "What are you gonna do? What could you do you idiot?"
Now I start to get worried. The fare is going to a part of town known for "issues" and Im wondering what is waiting for me at his address?
This starts to get worse with "What if I grabbed you?"
I might be naive and believe the best in people, but I have had enough. I turn off the bridge and pull over sharply. I think the guy might have hit his head lightly on the glass, but I just want him out of my car.
I say, "This ride is over, you guys have to get out"
They guy in the front says "Seriously?, Really?"
I say "Yes."
Out of nowhere, he sucker punches me in the face 3 or 4 times very hard. It feels like the car has hit a mack truck. Blood is everywhere !
The girl in the back is screaming, Im on the radio asking for the police, the guy opens his door and runs before I could respond
My taxi buddies rush to the scene some driving over 100 mph to get to me. My taxi friends get to me before the police do and they look for the guy (I would not have wanted to be him if they had found him) and of course they do not find him.
The police and ambulance soon arrive. Im in shock, and dont remember alot but it seems the guy is known to the police, and they wondered if he might cause trouble before the night was out.
They put me in the ambulance and take me to the hospital.
I call my girlfriend from the ambulance and she is very worried about me. My hands are shaking. Im a mixture of angry, shocked, and sad. (my belief in others has taken a hit)
The ambulance attendants are very good and calm me down. Turns out I do not have a concussion but my eye and face look like someone took a hammer to it. I am ok and after a few weeks the bruises fade.
The cops end up catching the guy and he is found or plead, guilty.
He is to be sentenced today.
I know its just an assault and sometimes I think I brought it on myself with pulling over sharply, but I just did not want to wait for where we were going, but I still think about this and even though I still drive taxi I am more aware now, and have listened to my taxi friends. They get me through things......my family needs the extra income.
They have suggested "Dont put it in drive if you have misgivings. Jump out and take the keys and find a cop if they wont get out"
Sigh...I guess I am a little weirded out this still affects me...am I crazy?
