HPD: Cab driver found dead in burned taxi

by khou.com staff
khou.com
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Updated today at 9:48 AM

HOUSTON – Police were investigating after a cab driver’s body was found in a burned taxi in west Houston Thursday morning.
The man was discovered dead in the driver’s seat in the 12100 block of Overbrook around 5 a.m. The cause of death was not known.
It was the second time in a week that a cab driver was found dead in Houston. Police discovered an abandoned cab Tuesday in the same area. A body believed to be that of the cab driver was later discovered dumped in the 5400 block of Wheatley.
Police did not say if the two deaths were connected.
In a statement released late Thursday morning, Yellow Cab addressed the deaths.
"We join the Houston community in being very concerned and saddened by today’s news that a second independent contractor cab driver has been allegedly involved in a homicide. We are cooperating fully with the proper authorities," the statement rea