Rideshare giant Lyft announced on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 the launch of a new in-app feature called Women Plus Connect. This new option will prioritize matching women and nonbinary drivers and riders in an effort to both improve safety and encourage more women and nonbinary drivers to work for the platform. The
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Assault on August 16, 2023
CBS News reports that Miami area Uber driver Alejandro Andres Tochoytochoy is facing charges of sexually assaulting a tourist. According to Miami-Dade police, Tochoytochoy picked up an intoxicated woman around 1:00 a.m. on Friday, August 11, 2023. The 25 year-old woman’s friends ordered an Uber following a night out. While on the
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Assault on April 27, 2023
San Antonio ABC affiliate KSAT reports that Luis Alberto Deleon Jr., was arrested on a second-degree felony sexual assault charge on Tuesday April 25, 2023. The charge comes after area police say Deleon forced a woman to perform oral sex on him during an Uber ride where he was driving her home
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NBC affiliate WCNC Charlotte reports that former local Uber driver, Vicente Diaz-Gomez, is expected to appear in court on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Diaz-Gomez is charged with second-degree rape following an alleged assault in Matthews that occurred on October 15, 2022. The victim told Matthews police that she was taking an Uber
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CBS news reports that Miami area Uber driver, Wilder A. Sosaolivero, is in police custody after making unwanted sexual advances to a female passenger during a trip in February 2023. According to a police report, Sosaolivero allegedly touched the woman and displayed his genitals. Following his arrest, Sosaolivero faces charges of felony
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Assault on January 26, 2023
WSB-TV reports on a woman who suffered sexual battery at the hands of her Cobb County Uber driver. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation, says that she ordered an Uber to take her home from the hospital following foot surgery. The woman said that when she arrived
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The St. Louis Dispatch reports that on Friday, January 20, 2023, prosecutors charged 32 year old Lyft driver, Qandagha Raufi, with sexually assaulting a passenger earlier in the month. Charging documents state that Raufi picked up a woman at South 15th and Market in Downtown West in the early morning hours of January
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H.R. 1082, also known as “Sami’s Law”, was signed into law on January 5 by President Biden. The new law requires the Government Accountability Office to study and submit a biennial report to Congress regarding incidents of assaults involving passengers and drivers for rideshare companies such as Lyft and Uber. Additionally, the
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We recently wrote about Fort Myers Uber driver Felix Torres who was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger. According to a report by WFTX Fox 4, Torres has a violet criminal history with a rap sheet including arrests for breaking and entering and armed robbery. Despite his unlawful past, Torres passed
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Assault on December 7, 2022
The News-Press of Fort Myers reports that the Lee County Sheriff’s Office determined an Uber driver put on a mask before assaulting the female passenger he just dropped off. Deputies responded to a call at approximately 4:00 a.m. on Sunday December, 4th, in reference to a reported sexual battery. According to Lee
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