A family is speaking out after a trip from the airport ended with a 911 call when their taxi driver refused to stop or let them out of the vehicle over a payment dispute.
Speaking to 7News on Monday, the Guetarni family said they were fresh off a spring break trip to Canada when they landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and decided to grab a taxi.
The taxi they chose had a sign that specified it accepted all major credit cards and had working credit card machines.
But the family said the driver didn’t tell them his machine didn’t work until several minutes into their trip home.
“Yeah, we get in the car, and we’re like, ‘We don’t have cash,'” said Catherine in a video shared with 7News of the incident.
And that statement kicked the argument into high gear. The driver, despite the posted rules for taxis, demanded that the family pay him in cash.
When they said they didn’t have cash, the family said he allegedly stopped communicating with them and began driving erratically.
A video from inside the car, shared with 7News, shows the terrifying experience for the Guetarni family.
“Highway! Get off the highway! You’re going to kill us!” yelled Catherine.
“Where are you takin...

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