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Man Insists On Paying Cab Fare With Credit Card, Cabbie Sprays Him With Chemicals
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John Del Signore
Published Mar 26, 2012
Modified Mar 26, 2012
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In the annals of crazy cabbie credit card horror stories, this one stands out from the pack. An unidentified Hoboken man says a New York cab driver sprayed him in the face with an unknown chemical substance when he tried to pay with a credit card. The victim told police he hailed the cab early Sunday morning after a work function in NYC Saturday night. The Star-Ledger reports that the man told the driver he had no cash, only a credit card, and the driver said it wouldn't be a problem.
But when they arrived outside his Hoboken apartment, the driver demanded cash, which the man did not possess. The ensuing dispute allegedly culminated with the driver yelling “F--- you!” and spraying him in the face "with a chemical substance." The victim screamed for help, and a Good Samaritan came to his aid and summoned the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps, who flushed out his eyes. By this time, the hack was long gone, and the victim wasn't able to identify the type of vehicle or provide a description of the driver. So they'll probably never find the guy. But on the plus side: Free cab ride?
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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