catlover79
08-05-2010, 01:07 PM
http://www.fox8.com/news/nationworld/ktla-taxi-driver-crashes-into-home,0,7992461.story
The passengers say the cabbie got lost several times during the trip.
KTLA News
9:31 AM EDT, August 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- A taxi driver has been arrested after he allegedly rammed his cab into a home in the Cahuenga Pass over a fare dispute.
The incident was reported around 9:05 p.m. Wednesday in the 7100 block of Woodrow Wilson Drive, according to Los Angeles Police Department officials.
A honeymooning couple from Italy say the cabbie got lost several times during their trip from Beverly Hills.
After about 50 minutes, the couple reached their destination and disputed the $35 fare. They offered the cab driver $26 and some advice -- get a GPS device.
As the husband and wife walked from the cab, they say they saw the taxi bearing down on them. They moved out of the way, and the taxi crashed into the home just as a resident was opening the door, according to LAPD Officer Carter.
"He crashed the car into the house. He tried to kill us," the male passenger, Fabrizio Pasucci, said.
The resident suffered an arm injury.
The cab driver, Robert Kazaryan, was taken into custody and was facing a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held on $30,000 bail.
The passengers say the cabbie got lost several times during the trip.
KTLA News
9:31 AM EDT, August 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- A taxi driver has been arrested after he allegedly rammed his cab into a home in the Cahuenga Pass over a fare dispute.
The incident was reported around 9:05 p.m. Wednesday in the 7100 block of Woodrow Wilson Drive, according to Los Angeles Police Department officials.
A honeymooning couple from Italy say the cabbie got lost several times during their trip from Beverly Hills.
After about 50 minutes, the couple reached their destination and disputed the $35 fare. They offered the cab driver $26 and some advice -- get a GPS device.
As the husband and wife walked from the cab, they say they saw the taxi bearing down on them. They moved out of the way, and the taxi crashed into the home just as a resident was opening the door, according to LAPD Officer Carter.
"He crashed the car into the house. He tried to kill us," the male passenger, Fabrizio Pasucci, said.
The resident suffered an arm injury.
The cab driver, Robert Kazaryan, was taken into custody and was facing a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held on $30,000 bail.