Richard - A long time taxi driver

(This was posted some years ago. Richard left cab driving when he ran a red light and hit another car. Richard was alright - just the video went viral, and was seen on Fox, CNN, MSMBC. Bad day for Richard.)

This may be one of the few pictures Richard. He has been a United Cab driver in Tampa for almost twenty years.

Richard is very educated and once was a teacher. But like many, he became marginalized by society, and started driving a taxi.

He is from Wisconson and not seen his family in years (like me).
People just really don't want to have much to do with you when just drive a hack.

Anyway, this image is one of the only ones of him.
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