Watch as taxi driver is beaten unconscious and pushed from his moving cab by drunk passenger who then attempts to steal the vehicle
- Ruben Common, 25, was filmed beating up a cabbie in Arnold, Nottinghamshire
- He battered the man in a drunken rage after being asked to pay his fare upfront
- Commons has now been jailed for over two years for the attack last September
Shocking dashcam footage shows a taxi driver being battered unconscious and pushed from his moving cab during a savage attack by a drunken passenger.
Ruben Commons, 25, launched the frenzied assault, which left the driver requiring urgent medical attention, after he was asked for a fare up front last September.
Harrowing footage show Commons kicking and punching the victim repeatedly as he climbed onto the driver’s side and jumped over the dashboard to attack him.
Commons kicked the man in head during the attack in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, rendering him unconscious before attempting to steal the taxi in a failed getaway.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, February 2, Commons was jailed for 32 months and was also ordered to pay the victim £187.
Ruben Commons, 25, was jailed for 32 months and also ordered to pay the victim £187 when he was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, February 2.
The victim, who worked for a local taxi firm, had been on shift in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, when he was approached by a man and woman asking to be taken home.
He noticed Commons was drunk but he agreed to take them both and asked them to get into the back seats.
The court heard before Commons had even got into the car, he attempted to open to driver’s door and sit on his lap.
After being told to move he then reluctantly got into the front passenger’s seat and immediately became hostile and shouted directions at the driver.
Just after 1.20am, the cabbie then asked for the fare up front which caused Commons to lose his temper and threaten the victim while calling him a ‘tramp’.
He then threw a plastic bottle full of water over the driver which hit him on the head causing the victim to try and stop the car.
During the struggle that ensued, Commons pushed the victim out of the car while it was still moving and continued the brutal attack in the street.
He carried on viciously kicking the driver in the head – leaving him lying unconscious in the road – before stealing the taxi in at attempt to get away.
Commons beat up the taxi driver in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, after being asked to pay his fare upfront, before attempting to steal the vehicle
However, he only managed to drive around 50 yards before getting out and letting the vehicle crash into a parked car.
Commons, of Arnold, was later arrested and pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm, aggravated vehicle taking and property damage.
Detective Constable Colin Jones, of Nottinghamshire Police, said afterwards: ‘This was an act of sheer drunken violence out of nowhere against someone who was simply doing his job.
‘No-one deserves to be treated like this and viciously battered to the point of losing consciousness.
‘Commons’ actions on this night, as shown in the dashcam footage, show his complete disrespect for members of the public and the sheer brutality of his actions against a completely innocent man.
‘I hope his sentence will not only bring the victim some comfort but also give Commons some time to reflect on his actions that night and hit home to him that behaving in this way will never be tolerated by any police force.’
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