Teen forces OAP cabbie from taxi (From The Argus)

Teen forces OAP cabbie from taxi

7:55pm Friday 11th July 2008 in News By Emily-Ann Elliott

A teenager carjacked a taxi driver before crashing into a shop during a police chase.

The youth attacked the cabbie in Brighton, wrestled the 72-year-old from his vehicle and drove off.

But his journey came to an end early this morning when he smashed into a post, sent it flying through the front window of a shop and fled into the sea.

Tonight a 15-year-old was being questioned by police over the incident - while the cab driver has been left so shaken he is going to retire.

Police began searching Brighton for the white Skoda taxi which was soon spotted on CCTV in the bus lane near St Peter's Church, heading towards the Old Steine.

Officers followed the car down St James's Street and the taxi collided with a pole in New Steine, damaging the window of Inka tattoo parlour.

The boy then got out of the car and ran across the beach into the sea in a bid to escape arrest.

Anyone with any information about the incident should contact Brighton CID on 0845 6070999 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.