Cabbie Runs Down Students
Religious Argument Leaves One Hospitalized
POSTED: 5:01 pm CST February 18,
2007
UPDATED: 7:12 pm CST February 18,
2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A local cab driver allegedly tried to run over two customers after a fight over religion became heated.The incident happened early Sunday morning on the Vanderbilt campus and left one man hospitalized and a cab driver arrested, said policeTwo students visiting from Ohio were coming from a bar downtown when they got into an argument with their driver over religion, said police. After they paid the driver he allegedly ran them down in a parking lot.Ibrihim Ahmned, of United Cab, was arrested and charged with assault, attempted homicide and theft. One of the passengers, Andrew Nelson, managed to outrun the cab but Jeremy Invus was taken to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center with serious injuries, said police.Ahmed has been convicted of misdemeanors including evading arrest in a motor vehicle and driving on a suspended license, said police.Ahmed was charged with theft because police said the license plate on his cab was listed as stolen. His bond is set at $300,000.
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