Crime & Safety

Police: 2 Passengers Tasered, Carjacked Boston Cab Driver

A male and female suspect fled pursuing officers after crashing the cab early Friday morning.

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Massachusetts State Police say they are searching for two suspects after a Boston cab driver was tasered and then carjacked early Friday morning.

The driver, 49, told police both a male and female passenger assaulted him inside his cab on I-93 southbound in Dorchester. The suspects tasered him and then fled off with the cab.

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State troopers caught up with the driver and were able to learn the description of the stolen cab, police say. He was driving for V & A Cab Inc.

A short-while later, a cab matching the driver’s description was observed driving in an erratic fashion on Blue Hill Avenue. According to police, the cab crashed into a utility pole and the suspects fled the scene before troopers could apprehend them.

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Police conducted a search of the area, but were unable to locate the pair in question.

The investigation remains active and ongoing at this time.

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