Overview
- The passenger was picked up around 9 p.m. in Kassel and first asked to go to Hann. Münden before repeatedly changing destinations.
- The route stretched roughly 180 kilometers through Nordhessen and parts of Südniedersachsen, including Göttingen and Witzenhausen, before returning toward Kassel.
- Near the Bad Wilhelmshöhe ICE station, he refused to pay the €423 fare and jumped from the taxi.
- The taxi driver chased the man, caught him, and held him until a police patrol arrived.
- Police report the man was not intoxicated and offered no explanation for his behavior, and the investigation remains ongoing.