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Area taxi drivers on edge after recent slaying
Cabbies now cautious when picking up fares after shooting; 5 people arrested in case
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Erbey Rebollar speaks Friday about some of the precautions taxi drivers in his company take to stay safe while on the job. Rebollar’s father owns Taxi El Palmar in Gainesville. - photo by Erin O. Smith
It still doesn’t seem real to Erbey Rebollar and the family business at Taxi El Palmar. Although the company’s independent contractors driving the cabs have faced dangerous situations before, driver Isaias Tovar-Murillo’s death March 15 has left them in shock. “Right now, it still really hasn’t sunk in yet.