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Cabbie awarded for 4 000km trip
28/03/2008 20:11 - (SA)
New York - There's no question that New York City taxi driver Douglas Guldeniz went the extra mile - thousands of them, in fact.
He drove a Queens couple 4 025km to the duo's new retirement home in Arizona last April.
Now Guldeniz is getting official recognition for what officials believe was the longest taxi ride in city history. He has won the city Taxi and Limousine Commission's Going the Extra Mile award.
Guldeniz was among about 60 taxi drivers honoured on Thursday for good deeds ranging from returning lost cell phones to thwarting a suspect's attempt to flee after a rape.
Charles Kabbani was named Driver of the Year for helping a passenger who apparently suffered a seizure.
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