Taxi driver suspected of intoxication during ride, Burlington IA
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Alcohol ViolationAccording to the dispatch call, a taxi passenger complained that the driver was intoxicated and took a longer route home near South Starr Avenue in Burlington.
Audio|Heard on: South East Iowa, West Central Illinois Public Safety
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Transcript:
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All right. The complaint at near South Starr Avenue is an issue with Ava Z cab.
00:07
He thinks they took them on too long of a drive to get home.
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Iowa County from Keek County, Iowa County from Keytie County R5 calls for 21.
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Iowa County from KJ County, Iowa County from Kek County, R5 calls 51.
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Forty-three.
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Okay.
00:39
Good.
00:45
I got the call on the phone.
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He said he wasn't overcharged.
00:48
It just took a long time to get home and he thinks the cab driver is intoxicated.
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Do you want to talk to him?
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Does he want to talk to me?
00:55
Yeah, he wants an officer.
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Officer, Jim.
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(number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
S Starr Ave, Burlington, IA 52601
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