From the SF Gate (05-06) 18:17 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorneys for Uber said the ride-sharing company was not liable for the New Year's Eve death of 6-year-oldSofia Liu in San Francisco, because the driver was an independent contractor and had no reason to be actively engaged with the app at the time. "Uber and [...]
From Forbes A Lyft passenger died in a crash on a highway outside of Sacramento, Calif. early Saturday morning, an accident that will test the car-service company’s insurance policies. The fatal accident occurred at 1:25 a.m. on westbound Interstate 80 in Citrus Heights during heavy rain, said California Highway Patrol Officer Chad Hertzell. An unknown car rear-ended a [...]
From StreetsBlog NYC Erin Sauchelli, who was seriously injured by an Uber driver while walking in Manhattan, has filed a lawsuit claiming the app Uber drivers use to respond to hails causes driver distraction in violation of New York State law. The driver, Aliou Diallo, killed Sauchelli’s boyfriend, Wesley Manning, in the collision, but he [...]
From CBS Miami MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A man who slammed into an Uber SUV packed with passengers faced a judge Thursday on charges of DUI manslaughter. At last check, 21-year old Alexander Chica was given $30 thousand bond after surrendering his passport. Family and dozens of supporters went to court to support him – relieved he was [...]
From the Hartford Courant WINDSOR LOCKS — A female pedestrian struck by a car on a busy road Sunday night has died, police said. Chantel Lynch, 68, of Windsor Locks was close to the center line of Route 75, or Ella Grasso Turnpike, when the accident happened about 7:50 p.m., Sgt. Sebastian Garofalo said. An [...]
From Action 6 News: By Annie McCormick NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An Uber driver struck and killed a woman who stepped in front of the car he was driving, police say. The accident happened around 2 a.m. Wednesday on the 2200 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philadelphia. Police say the unidentified woman [...]
From Click Orlando.com: The family of an Uber passenger killed in a deadly crash involving a Seminole County sheriff's patrol car has filed a negligence lawsuit against all of the parties involved. According to the Seminole County Clerk of Courts, the lawsuit was filed by the family of Corey Allicock, 28, who was killed in [...]
