Law Humor

Cab Driver Jumps The Gun

By John Mesirow

Cab Driver Tewfik Boukhelal jumped out of his cab - while it was moving! This was not okay with his two passengers, especially the one who was knocked unconscious as she too jumped out of the moving cab. Why did he do this? Because Mr. Boukhelal thought the passengers (1) had released a substance, and (2) were going to steal from him. Say what? I'm having a really hard time reconciling these thoughts. Headache coming. (See below.)

The Judge hearing the case remarked that it was "the most bizarre case of dangerous driving" he'd ever seen. The penalty? No more driving for Mr. Boukhelal, at least for the next 18 months. He was also put on probation for 12 months, given 160 hours of community service, and must retake the driving test. No worries, though. He found a new job as a translator. You will find the rest of the story here.

Full post as published by Legal Juice on August 16, 2009 (boomark / email).