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A man was caught on camera after he stripped naked and drove a taxi which he stole while he was drunk ending his joyride by crashing it into the curb.
Jonathan Gay, 51, allegedly carjacked the cab in Philadelphia on Monday, and drove it through a crowd of people.
A drunk man caused chaos when he stole a cab and took it for a joyride while naked
The incident happened in Philadelphia and was caught on camera
The incident happened in Philadelphia and was caught on camera
The man in the video, who is said to be the auctioneer was dragged from the car and cuffed while naked.
It's claimed Gay stole the car when another passenger was being dropped off and then drove it around busy Rittenhouse Square.
He was charged with robbery of a motor vehicle, theft, DUI, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
Jonathan Gay, 51, drove the motor through a crowd of people
He is said to be an auctioneer and was filmed careering around a square
He is said to be an auctioneer and was filmed careering around a square
Cab driver Michael Emanuel, 42, said his passenger, a 49-year-old woman, was dragged from the car by his hair.
The man, later identified Gay, then stripped down to nothing and took off in the motor.
Pedestrian Kyra Howell told 6ABC she made a run for it when the car was heading towards her; "I honestly saw my life flash before my eyes."
Passers by managed to apprehend him until cops arrived
Gay was pinned to the floor
NBC reported Brandon Thompson tried to chase the car down and then attempted to yank the keys from motor when it reached an intersection.
Meanwhile some Good Samaritans pulled Gay from the car and he was then pinned to the ground.
Thompson said: "He was completely nude. He had nothing on him but what God gave him."
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