Author: rideshare safety
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Uber driver is arrested for second-degree rape of his passenger in Charlotte, North Carolina
According to the Matthews Police Department, they’ve arrested an Uber driver for sexually assaulting a passenger. The incident accorded around 5:58am on Oct. 15. The female victim said that she was traveling home in an Uber driven by 45-year-old, Vicente Diaz-Gomez, when he began to sexually assault her. The police responded to Novant-Matthews Hospital where…
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Man now having nightmares after Uber driver ran over his leg after she drove to the wrong location
A Houston man is now speaking out after he says he was attacked by an Uber driver in Northwest Harris County. The victim, who did not want to be identified stated, “I truly, 100%, believe that this lady wanted to kill me.” According to the victim, he had been helping a friend drop off a…
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Uber passenger is charged in the shooting and death of driver and mom of 4 in Pennsylvania
An Uber driver was found shot and killed last weekend according to Pennsylvania officials. The police in Allegheny County announced that a 22-year-old man, Calvin Crew, had been arrested and charged with criminal homicide, tampering with evidence, and robbery. According to media outlets, Crew was a passenger in Spicuzza’s Uber on February 10th. Spicuzza, a…
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Uber Driver from Kansas City Charged With Assault
In Overland Park, Kansas, an Uber driver is being charged after he sexually assauletd a Kansas-City area woman. The Overland Police Department had said that the victim reported she took an Uber home in the evening because she had been drinking. She was sitting in the backseat when she awoke to the driver on top…
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An Uber driver was assaulted allegedly for 90 minutes by passenger
In Tennessee, an Uber driver was raped allegedly by a passenger who was drunk, in an attack that happened for 90 minutes because first responders were unable to find the victim’s location. An affidavit stated that Zachery Johnson, 36, got an Uber around 9 p.m. by an employee at a Chili’s in Chattanooga, Tennessee, because…
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Rideshare Driver Charged With Sexual Assault of his Passenger
A former rideshare driver has been officially charged with a sexual assault after picking up a woman in a city of Maine. The police in Bangor said they had charged the 28 year old driver with gross sexual assault as well as unlawful sexual contact after he picked up a woman in June after she…
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Uber Driver is Charged After Attacking OU Student During Their Ride From Campus 
The prosecutors of Cleveland County in Oklahoma have accused a man of attacking an Oklahoma University student while they took a ride in an Uber from Campus Center. John Butler Jr., a 41 year old from Lawton was charged last week after he allegedly assaulted and then ruined evidence that had stemmed from an incident…
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According to woman, Uber driver allegedly threatened to kick her out of the car because she didn’t say ‘hi’
According to American sports broadcaster and host of WWE’s The Bump, Kayla Braxton, has made a claim that her Uber driver threatened to kick her out of the car, just because she did not say “hi.” On October 28th, Braxton took to her official Twitter account to write about her experience with the Uber driver.…