Cab Driver Assaulted In Daly City After Man Refuses To Pay Fare
DALY CITY (CBS SF) -- Police are looking for a man who assaulted a cab driver in Daly City early Sunday morning, sending him to the hospital.
The suspect got into the cab in downtown San Francisco at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday and got a ride to the area of Geneva Avenue and Pueblo Street near the Cow Palace in Daly City, police said.
When the man got out of the car, he refused to pay his fare. The driver confronted him, and the suspect punched and kicked him several times. The driver was taken to a hospital, police said.
The man is described as a Hispanic man between 25 to 35 years old, standing about 6 feet tall and weighing around 230 pounds with dark brown hair, police said. On the night of the assault he was wearing a long light-colored dress shirt, a red or pink tie and gray dress slacks.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect has been asked to call Daly City police at (650) 991-8171 or Detective Joe Bocci at (650) 222-9591.
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