The cabbie that apparently snubbed Al Roker and his son for a ride has come forward and said it was a misunderstanding.
The cab driver accused of snubbing Al Roker and his teenage son says it's all a misunderstanding.
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Mahabur Rahman told The Daily News: "I tell you honestly, I didn't see him. Anybody would pick him. He look like a gentleman."
According to The News, the driver has one past violation for refusing to pick up a passenger.
The Today show weatherman claimed a cab driver had refused to pick him up and collected a white passenger instead. He wrote on Twitter:
Filed a complaint today after getting passed up again by a NYC Yellow cab. Cabbie picked up a white guy a block away. Wonder why Uber wins?
— Al Roker (@alroker) November 22, 2015
This happens to folks of color every day. And while most cabbies do their job, there are those ignorant, racist ones who hurt the others
— Al Roker (@alroker) November 22, 2015
What really hurts, my 13 yr. old boy was with me and asked why the cabbie passed us. I said, "Nick, ignorant people make dumb choices"
— Al Roker (@alroker) November 22, 2015
Roker says he was trying to take his son, Nick, to the doctor when the incident took place.
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A spokesman for The Taxi and Limousine Commission said: “I can assure him that we will investigate this thoroughly and take every appropriate action.”
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