Author: rideshare safety
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‘You Will Stay in My Car’: Video Goes Viral Showing Creepy Encounter With a Rideshare Driver After He Would Not Let Girl Out Of Car
A video that has now gone viral showed when a woman by the name of Vicky’s rideshare driver told her very creepily that she must stay in his car while she was trying to get out. The video, who was posted by Vicky Bond or @_vickybond on TikTok, has accumulated over 34k views since being…
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Former Rideshare driver returns to court over rape and sexual assault allegations
A former ride share driver who had been accused of committing multiple acts of both sexual assault and rape returned to court on Friday. Nicolas Morales, a resident of Canyon Country, was arrested on Feb. 23, 2019, after there was suspicion of him committing several acts of rape and other sex offenses against passengers. According…
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Ride-share driver shoots Man that was acting as an off-duty cop at the Target parking lot in Buckhead, according to Police
The police in Atlanta are investigating an incident in which a ride-share driver allegedly shot at a man who was posing as an off-duty police officer and continued to follow her around past midnight. The officers had initially responded to a ‘shots fired’ call at Wieuca and Roxboro Road in Buckhead, Atlanta shorly after midnight.…
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A fourth arrest in Uber Eats driver attack made by Police after car theft in Westport
According to police, a fourth and final arrest has been made after the violent robbery of a 64-year old food delivery driver for Uber Eats in Westport last weekend. After working with four other police agencies, the officers took Tayvion Hart, 18, of New Haen into policey custody. He will be arrested on charges stemming…
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Man convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault of Uber driver
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — On New Year’s Day, Adrion Smart arranged for a ride through Uber and propositioned the driver for sex, prosecutors said. He was rejected. When he arrived at his destination, Smart pulled a gun on the driver and sexually assaulted him, then beat him with the gun when the driver tried to…
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Former Uber driver found not guilty of sexual assaulting a passenger
KITCHENER – A Kitchener judge has found a former Uber driver not guilty of sexually assaulting and choking a female passenger in Waterloo in 2018. Issa Affan,42, was on trial for sexual assault causing bodily harm, forcible confinement, choking to overcome resistance, and uttering threats in relation to an incident in February of that year. Justice…
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Uber driver arrested for alleged sexual assault in Wake County, sheriff says
An Uber driver is in the Wake County jail, accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a ride on May 9. Muhammad Arslan Afzal, of Clayton, is being held on a $250,000 bond, according to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office. The woman got into the front of the vehicle to help Afzal with the GPS…
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73-year-old passenger assaulted by Uber driver after asking her to stop texting and driving
A Houston Uber driver has been accused of assaulting her 73-year-old passenger who had asked the driver to stop texting and driving while they were driving on the Northwest Freeway, according to police. Naponica Brooks was charged with causing injury to an elderly person. On Valentine’s Day, Ms. Brooks had picked up the elderly woman…