A Seattle rideshare driver was remembered this week as a devoted father and churchgoer after he was fatally shot at random, allegedly by a woman who then stole his vehicle to drive to a hair appointment and to smoke marijuana. Authorities say that around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, 18-year-old Neiana Allen-Bailey encountered Uber driver Amare Geda …
A south Florida Lyft driver has been charged with raping an intoxicated passenger over the weekend and ordered held on a $500,000 bond. The Miami Beach police report says that Kevyn Rojas, 26, is charged with sexual battery on a physically helpless victim, according to the Miami Herald. He was ordered to give up his …
Nashville police this week arrested a rideshare driver accused of dragging country star Claire Dunn out of her car in June and flinging her face-first into a ditch before marking the ride complete and speeding off. Albert Boakye, 46, was arrested early Tuesday morning on a misdemeanor assault warrant and was released shortly afterward on a …
A Florida Lyft passenger has been charged with battery and child abuse when he attacked his driver over a plastic partition to protect against the spread of COVID-19, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. Travis Smith, 36, was traveling in the vehicle with a friend and the friend’s 7-year-old son, with the Lyft taking them …
A Missouri woman has filed a lawsuit against Lyft, months after one of their drivers allegedly raped her in the backseat of his car. Cristen Giangarra, 30, has accused ex-Lyft driver Larry Ward, 53, of sexually assaulting her on June 22. Ward had picked Giangarra up after a night of drinking; her lawyers claimed she …
Ride-hailing company Uber revealed in a first-of-its-kind safety report issued on Thursday that it received more than 3,000 reports of serious sexual assaults last year and nearly that many the year before. The company noted that the reports, covering 2017-2018, covered more than 2.3 billion rides — meaning that 99.9 percent of the rides were …
Authorities in Washington say a driver in the Seattle area has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman earlier this year and is facing additional allegations from behind bars. According to Fox News, Ghassan Shakir was arrested in Bellevue last week after police spotted his vehicle. He was wanted in connection with an …
A Lyft driver in New York City was arrested nearly two weeks after he allegedly exposed himself to a 14-year-old in the backseat and pleasured himself. Sources told New York Post that the rideshare company refused to provide police with Narinderjit Singh’s full name, essentially allowing him to continue to pick up fares for 12 …
California police arrested a Santa Ana man who they believe posed as a ride-share driver to rape at least seven women. Canyon News reported that the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office accused Nicolas Morales, 44, Tuesday of carrying out at least seven sexual assaults within a 15-month period, from October 2016 to January 2018. Sargent Steven …
A California ride-share driver who disappeared more than a week ago after picking up a fare has reportedly been found in a Los Angeles hospital. The Los Angles Times reports that Joshua Thiede, 29, was found late Monday night at Good Samaritan Hospital, less than a mile away from where he disappeared. Los Angeles Police …
