NAMES IN THE NEWS : Norville Gets Cabdriver Fined
Deborah Norville got a New York taxi driver fined for cursing at her during a ride in December.
The co-host of NBC’s “Today” show told New York magazine she hailed a cab driven by Isidro Ortiz.
When she arrived at her destination, Norville said, she tapped on the partition window to tell Ortiz where to drop her off. She said Ortiz cursed her and became more abusive when she began to write down his license number.
Norville said that she refused to give him a tip and that Ortiz slammed shut the money vent and sent the fare flying. A coin struck her in the eye, she said.
“I was absolutely shaking when I got out of the car,” she was quoted as saying in the magazine’s July 30 issue.
Ortiz, 31, was fined $100 at a hearing April 2, said Rebecca Bowser, Taxi and Limousine Commission spokeswoman.
The cabbie has an unlisted telephone number and could not be reached for comment.
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