Cab driver allegedly assaulted while driving in Guelph

Guelph Police have arrested a man they say assaulted a taxi driver while they were driving.

Police were called to the area of Willow Road and Silvercreek Parkway North shortly after midnight Thursday. The victim told police they were driving when a passenger attempted several times to hit them and also pulled the driver’s hoodie.

The passenger was dropped off in a parking lot.

Police located the 39-year-old Guelph man in the area and he was placed under arrest for assault and obtain transportation by fraud.

He will appear in court in June.