A SANTA CRUZ TAXI DRIVER WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AFTER HE ATTEMPTED TO RAPE A WOMAN GOING HOME FROM THE CAPITOLA VILLAGE. THE 42-YEAR-OLD WOMAN HAD BEEN DRINKING AND GOT INTO THE CAB ON APRIL 20TH, AROUND 1 A-M. 46-YEAR-OLD SALVADOR ROCHA DROVE HER TO AN ISOLATED LOCATION WITHIN NISENE MARKS STATE PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT HER. SHE STRUGGLED WITH THE MAN AND ESCAPED THE CAB. THE WOMAN THEN CALLED LAW ENFORCEMENT AS ROCHA DROVE OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TAXI DRIVER ARRESTED FOR SUSPECTED SEXUAL ASSAULT IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY THIS YEAR. DEPUTIES ARE NOW URGING THE PUBLIC TO USE CABS IN PAIRS.
