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Santa Barbara Cab Driver Accused of Crashing into Eight Cars While Driving Under the Influence

Posted: September 02,2010 10:17am Beth Ward
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A SANTA BARBARA CAB DRIVER IS FACING D.U.I. CHARGES AFTER CRASHING INTO EIGHT VEHICLES. IT HAPPENED AROUND 4:00 AM WEDNESDAY IN THE 200 BLOCK OF WEST COTTAGE GROVE. THE DRIVER FIRST COLLIDED WITH A MERCEDES BEFORE TURNING THE CORNER AND HITTING SEVEN OTHER CARS PARKED IN THE 200 BLOCK OF WEST HALEY STREET. THE CAB WAS LATER FOUND ABANDONED IN THE 500 BLOCK OF ANACAPA STREET AND THE DRIVER WAS LOCATED IN THE 600 BLOCK OF STATE STREET. THE NAME OF THE DRIVER WAS NOT RELEASED.

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