A taxi driver was pushed out of a moving car by a drunk and violent passenger who then stole his taxi in a bid to escape. The victim, who worked for a taxi firm, had been on shift on Saturday, September 17 , 2022 on Arnot Hill Drive, Arnold, when he was approached by a man and woman asking to be taken home.
The victim noticed Reuben Commons had been drinking, but agreed to take the pair and asked for them both to get into the back seats. Before Commons got into the car he attempted to open to driver’s door and sit on his lap.
After being told to move he then reluctantly got into the front passenger’s seat and immediately became hostile and shouted directions at the driver. Just after 1.20am things began to turn violent after the taxi driver asked for the fare upfront, causing 25-year-old Commons to call him a ‘tramp’ and repeatedly threaten him with violence.
