College Student Says Flash Mob Attacked Cab

UPenn senior describes Violent Assault

He says he never saw it coming. Brian Goldman told NBC10 he was the victim of a violent attack Saturday night in Center City.

The alleged assault happened around 8 at 15th and Chestnut Streets.

Goldman says his cab was stopped at a light when he and the driver were targeted by a group of teens waiting at a nearby bus stop.

"They threw a few things in the cab and things progressed pretty quickly, before I could roll up the window I was punched,” said Goldman.

The University of Pennsylvania senior claims when he and the driver got out of the cab, the situation turned even uglier.

"After the second punch, I turned around, the cab driver was opening his trunk to take out a tire iron, and then I remember someone coming up from behind him and hitting him very hard in the back of the head."

Goldman claims there were people in the area at the time of the assault, but no one stopped to help.

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He says the cab driver flagged down the cops. Police arrested two 17-year-olds and a 15-year-old.

“I do consider myself lucky it wasn’t worse” Goldman said. 

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