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Woman Riding an Electric Scooter Injured After Crashing Into Side of Uber
A 31-year-old woman riding an electric scooter was hospitalized Saturday after she broadsided an Uber driver in San Diego’s Core-Columbia District. San Diego Police officers were called at 12:06 a.m. to 11th Avenue and E. Street where they learned a 64-year-old driver for Uber was driving a Toyota Sienna northbound on 800 11th Avenue when the scooter rider, who was…
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Uber Driver Injured in Midway-Area Shooting
An Uber driver suffered an apparently non-life-threatening bullet wound Tuesday afternoon when a fare pulled a gun and opened fire on him during an argument between the two men in the Midway district, police said. The shooting was reported at about 2 p.m., near the Ross Dress for Less store in the 3100 block of Midway Drive, according to the…
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Rideshare Drivers Demand Increased Safety Measures Following Driver's Kidnapping
In response to the sexual assault and kidnapping of an Uber driver in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, fearful rideshare drivers have called on companies to implement a number of safety changes. Drivers told NBC 5 they’re aware taking each trip is a risk, but believe more protections are necessary. “As a female, it makes it really hard,” said Felicia Gills,...
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Uber Driver Attacked in San Francisco After Refusing Ride to 3 Women Over No Mask
An Uber driver in San Francisco was attacked by three women Sunday after he refused them a ride for not wearing masks, police said.
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Uber Driver Arrested, Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Rider
An Uber Driver was arrested Sunday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a ride-share passenger, according to the Fontana Police Department. Alonso Calle was booked into West Valley Detention Center for the alleged rape after the victim reported the assault. The victim said she requested a ride to a residence in Fontana early Sunday morning. Calle was her driver,…
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Northern California Uber Driver in Medical Coma After Rider Knife Attack
A California Uber driver is in a coma induced by doctors because of a heart attack he suffered after an altercation with a knife-wielding passenger.
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Vehicle Hit Fire Hydrant at San Diego Airport Creating Huge Geyser
A rideshare driver hit a fire hydrant outside of Terminal 2 at San Diego International Airport on Saturday causing restaurants to close throughout the airport.
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Stray Bullet Hits Uber Driver's Car
A stray bullet hit an Uber driver’s car in University Heights. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda brings us the story.
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Uber Driver Gets Hit By Stray Bullet in University Heights
The stray bullet came within inches of striking an Uber driver on her way to pick up a fare.
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Fla. Uber Driver Verbally Abused for Not Speaking English
An Uber driver who was picking up a client at Tampa International Airport on Friday suffered an onslaught of verbal attacks after the rider discovered he didn’t speak English. Armando Valdés, who is Cuban, is seen in the video looking confused as the client argues with him about wanting to cancel the ride. Valdés is unable to communicate properly in...
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Driver Runs Into Uber Mid-Ride While Fleeing Police
A driver fleeing from police crashed into an Uber car in the middle of a ride. NBC 7’s Dave Summers has more.
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Pursuit Suspect Hits Uber Driver Dropping Off Passengers in Barrio Logan
San Diego police on the lookout for a pursuit suspect who slammed into a rideshare driver transporting passengers in Barrio Logan Wednesday morning.
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Body Cam Captures Incredible Rescue of Women From Burning Car in New Jersey
A police officer and good Samaritans helped rescue two women from a burning SUV on a New Jersey highway.
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Uber Driver Impersonator Tries to Break Into Woman's Home: Police
A man pretending to be an Uber driver and attempting to break into a South Bay woman’s home was arrested Sunday, police said.
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Uber Driver Dragged, Pinned in Violent Brooklyn Road Rage Attack Captured on Video
Shocking video shows a man being pinned between two cars in the middle of a busy Brooklyn street during a violent road rage fight Tuesday, and police say they’re looking for the hit-and-run driver.
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Uber Driver Charged With Murder in Denver Shooting
An Uber driver was charged with murder Thursday in the fatal shooting of a passenger on a Colorado highway. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced that Michael Hancock was charged after last Friday’s killing of Hyun Kim. Police said it appeared there had been some kind of altercation before the shooting, although authorities have not disclosed a motive.
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‘Roseanne' Cancellation Followed Barr's Triumphant Comeback
The success of “Roseanne,” in its original run and recent return, stemmed from its knack for giving voice to blue-collar American families struggling to get by and get along. But who was Roseanne Barr speaking for Tuesday when she fired off the racist tweet that spurred ABC to cancel the second incarnation of her ratings hit?
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Uber Warns of Nationwide Scam Targeting Drivers
Uber is warning its drivers to be on alert about a nationwide scam.
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Sexual Predators Posing as Ride-Share Drivers
Police are warning people about predators who are targeting intoxicated woman leaving bars. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has more.
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Tampa Bay Bucs QB Jameis Winston Denies Allegations of Groping Uber Driver
Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston took to social media Friday denying an allegation he groped an Uber driver in 2016.