ONN: Beloved Taxi Driver, Fred Khaled, Found Dead
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Originally Published on July 22nd, 2488
Orbital News Network/Grant Jones Reporting
With violence reaching an historic all time high, many wonder what else could go wrong. While the attention of most of the Station was focused on the ongoing attack against ATS and its Headquarters, Fred Khaled, beloved taxi driver, staple of Cocoon, and known ladies man, died last night as well.
At 11:28 local time, one of the CCTV cameras in Sector Three, outside and to the right of the lift to Pulse. Records an image of a man, fitting the description of known Taxi Driver who some say was a recent ATS cellmate, Fred Khaled, cousin to Cocoon Taxi business owner Ched Khaled.
The man is seen to be stumbling almost as if under the influence of alcohol, and is holding his stomach then his mouth, then his stomach again. He leans over to vomit red liquid, before shaking his head.Then stumbles further, flops over the small railing, and drops to the sub level and is seen on one side of the footage screen being then hit by a hover car at full speed. He flips up into the air, and disappears out of camera range.
Local man Steven Smith reports that while driving his brand new hover car along the same section, listening to dance music on his com, a black lump falls onto his car and breaks his windscreen, also leaving a body size dent on his car hood. He called his insurance company first before reporting the incident.
"Yo my ride brah, it got totally fucked over, some dude face planted my hood, next thing I know he flipped off into the wall, and SPLAT! I had them wind screen wipers on man, blood everywhere, it was fucking gross!"
While not much was left of Mr. Fred Khaled, an on site Genetectic Team gathered enough genetic material for a positive identification. In addition to this, a next of kin, has ID'd him based on the footage, and a Khaled Taxis spokesman, have released a statement:
"Fred Khaled was a fine man, who always had time for everyone, especially had a soft spot for the ladies. He was always on time to work and kept his Taxi clean. He shall be missed."
ONN strongly recommends our viewers to moderate yourselves with alcoholic consumption and to always take a taxi home and avoid railings and high places.