Hot-headed NYPD detective in Uber video faces suspension
2 April 2015 5:38 AM IST
A top New York Police detective is facing suspension and reassignment after an altercation with an Uber driver that was captured on video by an Indian-origin passenger.
The roadside rage began when the Uber driver gestured to Patrick Cherry, a detective in an unmarked car to use his blinker, after he was allegedly attempting to park without using it, according to Sanjay Seth, a passenger in the car who uploaded the video to YouTube on Monday.
The video shows Cherry, assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force with top secret security clearance, yelling at the driver of the taxi and mocking his accent.
In the video, Cherry tells the driver he has committed “three traffic and law violations” and then becomes irate and uses expletives toward the comparably calm driver, CNN reported on Wednesday.
The roadside rage began when the Uber driver gestured to Patrick Cherry, a detective in an unmarked car to use his blinker, after he was allegedly attempting to park without using it, according to Sanjay Seth, a passenger in the car who uploaded the video to YouTube on Monday.
The video shows Cherry, assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force with top secret security clearance, yelling at the driver of the taxi and mocking his accent.
In the video, Cherry tells the driver he has committed “three traffic and law violations” and then becomes irate and uses expletives toward the comparably calm driver, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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