Complete List of Incidents
Involving Uber and Lyft
With new stories of assaulted “ridesharing” passengers publishing each week, it's becoming difficult to keep track of the many incidents involving Uber and Lyft.
To help you sort through these incidents and events, ‘Who’s Driving You?’ has collected and organized each of them below. We’ll endeavor to keep this list updated.
To help you sort through these incidents and events, ‘Who’s Driving You?’ has collected and organized each of them below. We’ll endeavor to keep this list updated.
Seven Year Old San Francisco Girl Struck and Killed By Uber Driver; Uber Denies Responsibility (SFgate.com)
Crash Victim Lawsuit: App Use by Uber Drivers Is Negligent and Illegal (StreetsBlog NYC)
Crash Victim Lawsuit: App Use by Uber Drivers Is Negligent and Illegal (StreetsBlog NYC)
Boston Uber Driver Charged with indecent Assault and Battery (Boston Globe)
Off-Duty LA Uber Driver Accused of Sexual Assault (Biz Journals)
Chicago Uber Driver With Felony Conviction Charged With Battery For Allegedly Hitting Passenger (Forbes)
Writer and Activist Reports Being Choked in DC; Uber Denies The Event and Responsibility (ValleyWag)
DC Uber Driver Allegedly Assaults Customer for Burping (Washington City Paper)
San Francisco Uber Customer Claims Abuse and Assault by Uber Driver (Pando)
Passenger Struck In Head With Hammer by UberX Driver (Forbes)
Uber Driver Pulls Gun on Valet in Atlanta (Pando)
Uber Driver Punches Passenger in Oklahoma (NewsOK.com)
Lyft Driver Attacks Pedestrian in San Francisco (NBC Bay Area)
Lyft Driver Brandishes Knife in Los Angeles (LA Weekly)
Uber Customer Sues for $2M over Alleged Driver Stabbing in DC (DCInno)
Philadelphia Uber driver beat model, pushed earring through skin in traffic jam (NY Daily News)
Uber Driver Allegedly Drove Woman to Airport, Then Went Back to Rob Her Home (People)
Hiring a Lyft: Uber Safe or Uber Dangerous? (The Corsair)
A Los Angeles Woman says her Uber driver threw her onto the street (LAist)
Off-Duty LA Uber Driver Accused of Sexual Assault (Biz Journals)
Chicago Uber Driver With Felony Conviction Charged With Battery For Allegedly Hitting Passenger (Forbes)
Writer and Activist Reports Being Choked in DC; Uber Denies The Event and Responsibility (ValleyWag)
DC Uber Driver Allegedly Assaults Customer for Burping (Washington City Paper)
San Francisco Uber Customer Claims Abuse and Assault by Uber Driver (Pando)
Passenger Struck In Head With Hammer by UberX Driver (Forbes)
Uber Driver Pulls Gun on Valet in Atlanta (Pando)
Uber Driver Punches Passenger in Oklahoma (NewsOK.com)
Lyft Driver Attacks Pedestrian in San Francisco (NBC Bay Area)
Lyft Driver Brandishes Knife in Los Angeles (LA Weekly)
Uber Customer Sues for $2M over Alleged Driver Stabbing in DC (DCInno)
Philadelphia Uber driver beat model, pushed earring through skin in traffic jam (NY Daily News)
Uber Driver Allegedly Drove Woman to Airport, Then Went Back to Rob Her Home (People)
Hiring a Lyft: Uber Safe or Uber Dangerous? (The Corsair)
A Los Angeles Woman says her Uber driver threw her onto the street (LAist)
DC Uber Driver Allegedly Rapes Customer (Betabeat.com)
Uber Driver Charged with Fondling Passenger in Chicago (NBC Chicago)
DC Uber Driver Arrested for Alleged Rape But Not Charged Despite Strong Evidence (Washington Post)
Passenger Struck In Head With Hammer by UberX Driver (Forbes)
Uber Driver in India Accused of Rape (BBC)
Orlando Uber Rider Allgedly Touched by Uber Driver (Dailydot.com)
Alleged Assault by Chicago Uber Driver in November of 2014 (Chicago Tribune)
London Uber Driver Asks Rider for Oral Sex (Buzzfeed)
Journalist Sexually Harassed and Stalked By Uber Driver (The Daily Beast)
"Rideshare" Driver Sends Seemingly Endless Amount of Creepy Text Messages to Rider (ValleyWag)
Three San Francisco Women Say Uber Driver Sexually Harassed Them (ABC News)
Uber focused on safety after another driver charged with sexually assaulting customer (My Fox Chicago)
Philadelphia Woman Says She Was Raped and Kidnapped By an UberX Driver (Jezebel)
Uber driver arrested on sexual assault charges in Paris (The Verge)
Uber driver investigated after alleged sexual assault in Mar Vista (LA Times)
Uber Driver Accused of Sexually Assaulting Customer (Click2Houston.com)
Woman tells police Uber driver inappropriately touched her (Channel 3000)
USC Student Says Uber Driver Raped Her After Party (NBC Los Angeles)
CBS2 Exclusive: Woman Says Uber Driver Grabbed, Assaulted Her (CBS New York)
Uber Delhi Molestation Case: Uber cab driver suspended after he molested female passenger in Gurgaon (India.com)
Lyft driver in Seattle allegedly drags customer behind car after demanding sex (GeekWire)
Uber driver fondles himself in backseat with female passenger (Gothamist)
Mom Says Uber Driver Molested Her Daughter (Courthouse News Service)
Uber Driver Charged with Fondling Passenger in Chicago (NBC Chicago)
DC Uber Driver Arrested for Alleged Rape But Not Charged Despite Strong Evidence (Washington Post)
Passenger Struck In Head With Hammer by UberX Driver (Forbes)
Uber Driver in India Accused of Rape (BBC)
Orlando Uber Rider Allgedly Touched by Uber Driver (Dailydot.com)
Alleged Assault by Chicago Uber Driver in November of 2014 (Chicago Tribune)
London Uber Driver Asks Rider for Oral Sex (Buzzfeed)
Journalist Sexually Harassed and Stalked By Uber Driver (The Daily Beast)
"Rideshare" Driver Sends Seemingly Endless Amount of Creepy Text Messages to Rider (ValleyWag)
Three San Francisco Women Say Uber Driver Sexually Harassed Them (ABC News)
Uber focused on safety after another driver charged with sexually assaulting customer (My Fox Chicago)
Philadelphia Woman Says She Was Raped and Kidnapped By an UberX Driver (Jezebel)
Uber driver arrested on sexual assault charges in Paris (The Verge)
Uber driver investigated after alleged sexual assault in Mar Vista (LA Times)
Uber Driver Accused of Sexually Assaulting Customer (Click2Houston.com)
Woman tells police Uber driver inappropriately touched her (Channel 3000)
USC Student Says Uber Driver Raped Her After Party (NBC Los Angeles)
CBS2 Exclusive: Woman Says Uber Driver Grabbed, Assaulted Her (CBS New York)
Uber Delhi Molestation Case: Uber cab driver suspended after he molested female passenger in Gurgaon (India.com)
Lyft driver in Seattle allegedly drags customer behind car after demanding sex (GeekWire)
Uber driver fondles himself in backseat with female passenger (Gothamist)
Mom Says Uber Driver Molested Her Daughter (Courthouse News Service)
Driver Allegedly Kidnaps Drunk Woman in LA and Take to Motel (ValleyWag)
Woman Claims Uber Driver Kidnapped Rider; Uber Claims "Inefficient Route" (The Daily Beast)
DC Uber Driver Takes Riders on High Speed Chase (Washington Post)
Uber Driver Takes Woman On Nightmare $293 Zigzagging Odyssey (Gothamist)
Philadelphia Woman Says She Was Raped and Kidnapped By an UberX Driver (Jezebel)
Woman Abducted, Almost Sexually Assaulted in Car With Uber Decal on Window (NBC Washington)
Woman Claims Uber Driver Kidnapped Rider; Uber Claims "Inefficient Route" (The Daily Beast)
DC Uber Driver Takes Riders on High Speed Chase (Washington Post)
Uber Driver Takes Woman On Nightmare $293 Zigzagging Odyssey (Gothamist)
Philadelphia Woman Says She Was Raped and Kidnapped By an UberX Driver (Jezebel)
Woman Abducted, Almost Sexually Assaulted in Car With Uber Decal on Window (NBC Washington)
Houston Uber Driver Accused of Rape Served 14 Years in Federal Prison (Houston Chronicle)
Convicted Felon in California Passes Uber’s Background Check (NBC Los Angeles)
Chicago Felon Found Driving for Uber (Chicago Tribune)
San Francisco Uber Driver Accused of Assault Had Served Prison Time for Felony (Pando Daily)
Convicted Felon in California Passes Uber’s Background Check (NBC Los Angeles)
Chicago Felon Found Driving for Uber (Chicago Tribune)
San Francisco Uber Driver Accused of Assault Had Served Prison Time for Felony (Pando Daily)
Long Island Strike on September 11th, 2014 (Buzzfeed)
New York Protest on October 22nd, 2014 (NY Post)
San Francisco Uber Driver Protest in March of 2013 (TheNextWeb.com)
San Francisco Driver Protest in May of 2014 (Time)
Seattle Drivers Protest and Hand In Phones in August of 2014 (Biz Journals)
LA Drivers Protest in June of 2014 (Business Week)
Boston Drivers Strike in October of 2013 (Fortune)
Global Day of Protest (Buzzfeed)
New York Protest on October 22nd, 2014 (NY Post)
San Francisco Uber Driver Protest in March of 2013 (TheNextWeb.com)
San Francisco Driver Protest in May of 2014 (Time)
Seattle Drivers Protest and Hand In Phones in August of 2014 (Biz Journals)
LA Drivers Protest in June of 2014 (Business Week)
Boston Drivers Strike in October of 2013 (Fortune)
Global Day of Protest (Buzzfeed)