Man seen running through traffic on I-40 carjacked taxi earlier in the day

Thursday, June 3, 2021
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A bizarre sequence of events Wednesday began with a man carjacking a taxi and ended with him running down Interstate 40.

An ABC11 crew saw the man get out of the stolen taxi and start running past vehicles and shutting down I-40 near Aviation Parkway.
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The man's antics forced all westbound lanes had to be closed during rush hour.

The owner of the taxi company said he received calls about one of his taxis--the stolen one--"driving crazy" and getting into a crash.
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Eventually, other drivers helped a North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper corral and arrest the man.
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