North Charleston taxi inspector Ed Ott has taken on the mission of identifying taxi drivers with criminal records and getting the worst offenders off the road. This is part of a larger initiative to protect residents from unqualified and dangerous drivers, a growing problem in recent years. “They’re not out there to drive cabs,” Ott said of renegade and alcohol-abusing drivers. “They’re out there to do other things.”
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