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 and while traveling to her destination, the woman had asked Brooks to not text and drive after she had almost hit another car while on the freeeway.
Apparently on Valentine’s Day, Ms. Brooks Picked up the elderly woman and while they were traveling to the destination, the woman had asked Brooks to not text and drive after she had almost hit another car while they were on the freeway.
Brooks became very angry and pulled off into a parking lot. She demanded that the woman get out of her vehicle and then grabbed her purse and threw it. She then grabbed the woman by her arm and yanked her out of the car, accorrding to police.
The victim tried to call 911 but Brooks had grabbed her phone and threw it on the ground before speeding off.
According to investigators, a witness saw the assault and called authorities and gave them the Uber driver’s license plate number Surveillance video captured the incident as well.
During the investigation, it was also revealed that in early February, Brooks had recently been charged with an aggravated assault case with a deadly weapon with the Baytown Police Department.
If anybody has information on Brooks’ whereabouts, they are asked to call Constable Mark Herman’s Office or local law enforcement.
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