INDIANAPOLIS, May 27 (UPI) -- An Indianapolis women who weighs 650 pounds has said she was humiliated after a cab driver allegedly refused to transport her because of her size.
WRTV-TV, in Indianapolis, reported Thursday that Mararika Parker who has ridden in taxicabs for the past three years had never been refused until February.
"He said 'I can't ride you. You too big for my cab. You'll pop the doors off of my cab,'" Parker said. "I was so mad, I couldn't talk to him."
She has complained to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, which is investigating Indy Airport Taxi.
Officials with Indy Airport Taxi told the commission that the company had never discriminated against a client and they claimed that Parker was physically unable to enter the cab.
"He (the cab driver) said he may have to pull me in and out of the cab," Parker said. "That's not true. I'm 28 years old, I'm not a senior citizen. I'm just overweight and can't walk far."
During the investigation, commission officials had Parker telephone for a taxi and observed her getting in and out of the cab without problems.
The case is still under investigation.
