From KXAN AUSTIN (KXAN) – Seven sexual assault claims. That’s how many cases Austin police say they’re investigating involving Uber and Lyft drivers accused of sexually assaulting their passenger over the past few months. This new information comes out as a heated debate continues at city hall over whether the City of Austin should impose [...]
From the Boston Globe Critics of ride-hailing services said the case of a Boston man with a long history of driving offenses who was arrested for dragging two police officers with his SUV highlighted the need for tougher regulations for Uber and similar companies. Bryant Gilbert was not employed by Uber at the time of [...]
From the Courthouse News Service SAN DIEGO (CN) - A woman who vomited during a ride in a Lyft car claims in court that the driver followed her into her home and demanded sex in exchange for waiving the $100 cleaning fee. Virginia Serrano sued Alan Roe and Lyft in on Wednesday in Superior Court. [...]
From CNET A Sydney-based ridesharing driver has been charged with sexual assault after an investigation into an alleged incident in Sydney's eastern suburbs on the weekend. NSW Police today released a statement alleging a 39-year-old man "was working for a shared-ride service when he offered the young woman a lift home." The 22-year-old woman accepted [...]
From SFist Last night, I had dinner with my SFist colleagues. We wanted to sing karaoke after we ate, but The Mint was too busy. At around 10 p.m. we called it a night. By 10:30, my Uber driver had announced that he was going to sexually assault and murder me. Here's what happened. I [...]
From CBS North Carolina CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – An Uber driver who was pulled in Chapel Hill on Monday faces multiple charges in other counties, including assault with a deadly weapon in Vance County. Perry Devon Williams, who listed his occupation as “Uber driver” when he was stopped in Chapel Hill, had three warrants [...]
From WUSA 9 WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A woman was sexually assaulted at knife point after police say she mistook a car for an Uber car Saturday in Northwest, D.C. The incident happened in the 3500 block of Macomb Street NW between 3:30 and 4 a.m. Police say a woman entered a four door silver sedan, thinking [...]
From the Tallahassee Democrat A 35-year-old man posing as an Uber driver was arrested Monday after the Aug. 30 attempted abduction of a 19-year-old Tallahassee Community College student. Antonio D. Warren was arrested by the Florida State University Police Department after they say he picked up the woman outside of a university dorm Gilchrist Hall [...]
From KEYE TV An UBER driver has been charged with unlawful restraint after a woman claimed he tried to rape her. According to Travis county affidavit records, a woman they call Regina requested a ride from the UBER app. After driving her to her destination, Regina told the driver she no longer needed his services. [...]
From ABC 7 News SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A San Francisco Uber driver is suspended after three Bay Area women claim he harassed them. This comes as the District Attorney's Office of San Francisco and Los Angeles threaten legal action against ridesharing companies, like Uber, claiming they're violating state and local laws, including criminal background checks. [...]