A cab driver in San Diego, California says he was in fear for his life
after his car was attacked by a passenger armed with a didgeridoo. That
passenger was 31-year-old Joaquin Gonzalez, a Navy sailor stationed at
North Island.
Driver Duncan Dagbe said it was the cab ride from hell. "He just started
hitting on the car. He hit here, bam and said, 'Leave! Leave!'" Dagbe
said. "He had looked extremely drunk." On Sunday evening Dagbe said he
picked up Gonzalez from a Mission Valley bar and drove him and a woman's
home to Chula Vista.
Both fell asleep. Twenty minutes later, at the home in the gated
community, Dagbe said the man woke the woman up and started to walk
away. "I said, 'Hey, you haven't paid me yet," said Dagbe. He says
Gonzalez became belligerent and refused to pay the $60 fare.
Dagbe said Gonzalez used a didgeridoo to beat his cab.
"He chased me all over the place," said Dagbe. "At this point, I was
just so frantic. I was afraid he was going to hit my windshield and all
the glass come up on me. He definitely has to be checked out because
something is wrong with him," said Dagbe. Repairs to the taxi are
estimated to be about $5,000. Gonzalez faces a charge of felony
vandalism. He has been released on bail.
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