Police: Cabbie pulled out of taxi and stomped on Comm. Ave. by two fares who didn't believe they were on Comm. Ave.

Boston Police report arresting a pair of Allston residents on charges they beat up a cabbie in Kenmore Square because they allegedly didn't believe he was driving them home on Comm. Ave. as they'd asked.

The victim, after some time of being verbally abused by the passengers, and noticing their increasing aggressive behavior, decided to pull over in Kenmore Square and terminate the fare. Once stopped, the passengers/suspects pulled him out of the cab and started punching and kicking him until passersby stopped and helped the victim. The suspects then kicked and broke the driver’s side headlight of the taxi along with the driver’s side door.

Andrew Melchiorri, 22, and Jeffrey Cammarata, 25, were arrested on charges of assault and battery, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and willful, malicious destruction of property. The cabbie had picked them up early this morning on Congress near Faneuil Hall.

Innocent, etc.

Comments

Figures...

Why does it not seem surprising that two d-bags picked up from a night at the bars down there would do something like this?

pedicabs, watch out

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=34500700

His fan pages include "Boston Pedicabs"...

cab drivers

was it a rude arogant driver that provoked some drunks and got his butt handed to him. drunks take cabs to stay of the roads. It comes with the territory. limo towncar drivers cab drivers make their money picking up drunks If you cant deal with it find another ocupation.

How did you end up here?

As we all know, rude cab

As we all know, rude cab drivers deserve to be stomped in the head. What do you suppose rude commenters deserve?

cab drivers

you pompous ;;;;; were does the statement as we all know come from.Do you have a group there I just threw that question out there as a joke. anyone with half a brain would shrug it off. Maybe I can start my own radio show like howard you said we so there must be more .

Apparently...

Using proper punctuation is hard.

Um...

First, I doubt it. Second, never ok for two people to beat one person and third never ok for anyone to be the crap out of anyone...ok?

Scholar

You'd think more would be expected from a fine institution like Bridgewater State.

Is he a globe correspondent of sorts?

http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/allscholastics/winter2009/boys_swimming/

Text by Andrew Melchiorri. GLOBE STAFF PHOTOS/JOHN IOVEN

http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/articles/2008/11/16/reading_rules_pool_ending_andovers_reign/

By Lauren Ebstein and Andrew Melchiorri
Globe Correspondent / November 16, 2008

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