Taxi company to be shut down, sold

Fairfield, Conn. (WTNH) - The Department of Transportation is planning to shut down a taxi cab company in Fairfield over a number of safety violations.

Connecticut's DOT said the fleet at the Fairfield Cab Company is in deplorable condition. It is for that reason that the company either has to be sold, or shut down completely.

[Read the report here]

Even with an abhorred DOT report, what can't be overlooked at the Fairfield Cab Company is that some are staring at unemployment.

It was last year when the DOT performed an inspection of six cars in the fleet, and all six failed. A month later, serious repairs still were not made on two cars.

Additionally, two cab drivers have been arrested, one was Bruce Northrop for sexual assault in his cab.

The company has been in business since 1976 and News 8 wanted to know what happened to send the company, owned by Arthur and Margaret Castellucci, down this road.

Some employees were not willing to speak with us.

"You're an employee here, we're just trying to get reaction," said News 8.

"My reaction is I'm in the witness protection program and I don't want to be on your tv show," one employee said.

"Look, I have no comment man...," said another employee.

The owner did not have much to say about any potential buyers or the DOT report, but did say "we'll have a story." And that is a story that employees will be waiting to hear, to see if they will continue to have a job.

The family has until February 29th to sell the business.

Fairfield's Parking Authority said there are potentially a few buyers for the company.