Woman who slapped taxi driver filed charges, claimed he was “driving too fast”

Following a public apology on social media, the woman who slapped an elderly taxi driver changed tune and opted to file a lawsuit instead, claiming that the taxi driver was the “bully.” A report from Kicker Daily confirmed that Cherish Sharmaine Interior filed a complaint about unjust vexation and slight physical injuries against the taxi driver Virgilio Doctor.

Earlier this week, Interior and the elderly taxi driver had an altercation in the middle of Congressional Avenue in Quezon City. The 32-year-old call center agent alighted her car and was caught on cam as she shouted repeatedly at the taxi driver, who remained seated inside his car.

The incident escalated when the irate call center agent reached out her hand and slapped the taxi driver. Interior’s road rage was publicized after a witness uploaded a video of the incident on social media. Following an online backlash after her video spread like wildfire, Interior posted a long-winded public apology.

In the public apology, Interior took responsibility for the incident and claimed that she’s suffering from anger management issues. Suffering the aftermath of her publicized video, she asked people online to spare her relatives and loved ones from the hate.

However, several days after her public apology, she changed tune by filing complaints against the driver to the Quezon City Police District. Interior insinuated that the attack was provoked, and the driver had been hitting her knees prior to the video. She was quoted as saying:

“Doctor tried to escape so I blocked him, but he kept driving and hit my knee. When my husband told me to get back to our car, I pointed at him, with my hand reaching into his car. When he stepped out of his taxi, he started acting as if I had hit him, because he saw someone taking a video.”

On the other hand, the taxi driver also filed cases such as unjust vexation, malicious mischief, and slight physical injuries against his attacker before the QC Prosecutor’s Office. Interior also risks losing her driving license after Doctor appealed to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to revoke her license due to “uncontrollable temper,” as per Inquirer.

Meanwhile, Interior risks unemployment after her company, VXI, issued a statement saying that they “do not condone misconduct and any inappropriate behavior” by their employees.

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