Teen Girls Killed in Wreck After Attempting to Rob Cab Driver by Slashing His Fa

[wmenorr67]

LOS ANGELES    Two teenage girls who attempted to rob a cab driver, slashing his face with a box cutter, were thrown from the taxi and killed in a wreck on Tuesday, police said.

The 50-year-old driver was taken to a hospital and released after receiving treatment for minor injuries, including cuts to his neck and face, Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Officer April Harding said. His name was not immediately released.

Two 17-year-old girls flagged down the cab at about 12:30 a.m. in eastern Los Angeles and asked to be taken to a nearby housing project, police said.

The girls were Alexous Ann Sandoval and Daisy Orozco, both Los Angeles residents, the coroner's office said.

When they pulled up, one girl said her boyfriend would come down to pay their fare. Instead, he approached the cab with a gun, Harding said.

The cab driver apparently sped away with the women still in the back seat.

"The cab driver got scared," Harding said. "One of the females pulled out a box cutter and began cutting the taxi cab driver and that's what caused him to crash."

It appeared the cab driver believed he was being followed by a gunman, police said. Two men were detained and being questioned about the incident, Harding said.

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Karma, it is a bitch.

[LadySmith]

Karma, it is a bitch.

Especially when it's instant.

[Manedwolf]

Good riddance. Shame the boyfriend wasn't run over as well.

[roo_ster]

Good riddance. Shame the boyfriend wasn't run over as well.

We live in an imperfect world...

[Sergeant Bob]

Don't forget the other benefits of this. Those two hobags were prevented from introducing their spawn to the world.

[Azrael256]

Those two hobags were prevented from introducing their spawn to the world.

You assume...

[RadioFreeSeaLab]

And that's why you don't go around robbing people.

[gunsmith]

I drive a cab and have been suspicious of the same thing, it must have been
a serious wreck and the driver had a seatbelt on.
I try to make sure I don't get boxed in.

[mfree]

Hrmm, so it was a "Collateral" moment then?

[Firethorn]

I drive a cab and have been suspicious of the same thing, it must have been
a serious wreck and the driver had a seatbelt on.
I try to make sure I don't get boxed in.

The same thought I had.  The driver must have been buckled up while the girls weren't.  Hit something, sudden stop, girls go through front window.

[MicroBalrog]

"The cab driver got scared," Harding said. "One of the females pulled out a box cutter and began cutting the taxi cab driver and that's what caused him to crash."

This reminds me of a Larry Niven story.

Seriously:

WHO IS DUMB ENOUGH to try and kill the driver in the car while moving?

[gunsmith]

Apparently the guy with the gun reached into the window to grab a GPS.
I know a cabbie who had an idiot reach in thru the driver window, he grabbed his arm and stepped on the gas, dragging him for quite awhile!
He is pretty sure he at least broke his arm but he never went back to look, never reported it.

[Bigjake]

Karma, it is a bitch.

Especially when it's instant.

Most excellent.  At least karma has the balls to handle what the Kali DOJ doesn't!

[Antibubba]

Good riddance. Shame the boyfriend wasn't run over as well. 

California is a "Felony Murder" state, which means that if, in the commission of a crime, somebody dies, even if it was unintentional, even if it was one of your hoodlum associates, you face murder charges. 

He ain't goin' nowhere.

[erik the bold]

This reminds me of a Larry Niven story.

Which one ?   

[The Annoyed Man]

Good riddance. Shame the boyfriend wasn't run over as well. 

California is a "Felony Murder" state, which means that if, in the commission of a crime, somebody dies, even if it was unintentional, even if it was one of your hoodlum associates, you face murder charges. 

He ain't goin' nowhere.

So you mean Male Scumbag may possibly face the death penalty? Sweeeeet!

[gunsmith]

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This reminds me of a Larry Niven story.


Which one ?

I vaugley(SIC) remember a story in which some one gets mangled in a space ship, but what story is it?
LN was one of my faveorites (SIC) for a long time.

[Antibubba]

So you mean Male Scumbag may possibly face the death penalty? Sweeeeet!

No, not the death penalty, but probably closer to aggravated murder.  Point is that he won't just be slapped on the wrist.  And the California penal system is in such poor shape it'd be more merciful to kill him.

[Cromlech]

Some people really have no common sense.

[MicroBalrog]

This reminds me of a Larry Niven story.

Which one ?   

Niven, "The Better Weapon". It is the story of a person who takes a hitchiker. Said hitch-hiker then proceeds to threaten him with a knife. Then the driver threatens to run the car into a tree, and it looks like he's gonna go through with it. The robber prompltly surrenders.