Lyft’s First Fatality: Passenger Dies In Crash Near Sacramento
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 [...]
Crash Victim Lawsuit: App Use by Uber Drivers Is Negligent and Illegal
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 [...]
Arrest In Deadly Uber Crash Gives Hope To Victim’s Family
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 [...]
Police Name Woman Killed In Windsor Locks Uber Car Accident
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 [...]
WOMAN DIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY UBER DRIVER IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA
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 [...]
Woman, 24, robbed by fake Manhattan Uber driver who threatened to rape, shoot her
From the New York Daily News A 24-year-woman hoping to catch an Uber ride home to Brooklyn after a night in the East Village stepped into the wrong car — and found herself robbed by [...]
Inc: How Uber Explains the Thousands of Customer Support Tickets That Reference Rape
From Inc.: A Buzzfeed investigation suggests thousands of attacks. But Uber disputes the data, saying it has received only five claims of rape and fewer than 170 of sexual assault. Uber is no stranger to [...]
“He Yelled to Get in His Car”; Fake Uber Driver Reportedly Targeting Women in Riverwest
From CBS 58 It was just another walk home for Jessica Gradney Saturday night, when she says a man pulled up beside her on the corner of Booth and Meinecke. "He asked if I had [...]
Uber driver arrested for attempting to shoot officers
From FOX 5 DC GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Montgomery County police have arrested an Uber driver for attempted murder after police said he tried to shoot two officers with a homemade weapon. Police have charged 52-year-old [...]