A naked man is accused of hijacking a cab and driving it through a city centre while on drugs before crashing into a curb. At 3.30pm the unidentified 51-year-old man weaved the cab through crowded Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, US.
Pedestrian Kyra Howell told Action News she had to dart for cover."I honestly saw my life flash before my eyes," she said.
In the video the driver struck two parked cars before finally crashing into a moving vehicle and then a curb at 18th and Walnut streets. A handful of people dragged the driver out of the smoking cab.
Brandon Thompson was one of the witnesses who pulled the man out of the cab and held him down until police arrived at the scene. "I ran up and grabbed the wheel and he was still trying to fight", Thompson said. "The only thing on my mind was that he needed to be stopped".
Police said the man stole the car around 3pm from cabdriver Michael Emmanuel, 42, who was dropping off a customer on the 2000 block of Locust Street. The man allegedly pulled a 49-year-old woman out of the idle cab by her hair and threw her to the ground.
When Emmanuel got out to help the woman, the suspect jumped into the driver's seat and drove off.
The man, who police said appeared to be under the influence of some sort of substance, was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.
No other injuries have been reported.
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Naked Man 'High On Drugs' Steals Cab, Crashes It Before Being Stopped By People. Photos
Description : A naked man is accused of hijacking a cab and driving it through a city centre while on drugs before crashing into a curb. At 3.30pm the uni...
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