
Two passengers attacked a Las Vegas Uber driver after he refused to give them a ride.
Metro police are still looking for the two young men. The entire incident was caught on a dashboard camera.
The Uber driver in the video did not want to share his name. But he told FOX5 exclusively that he got a request to pick up the young men outside an apartment near the Convention Center last week.
He said the passengers looked underage and they only requested one rider through UberPool, an affordable carpool option through the app.
The driver said both of those are against Uberās policy. So before starting the ride, he canceled their request.
āBecause of the situation being so shady he asked them to leave the car,ā the Uber driverās son told FOX5. āWhen he asked them to leave they started throwing punches at him.ā
The driverās son also did not want to share his name for safety reasons.
āItās definitely brutal,ā he said. āItās hard to watch because it just makes you wonder how safe the drivers are when theyāre driving.ā
He rushed to meet his dad right after the attack.
āHe was shaken up, he was shaking,ā the driverās son said. āHe was basically panicking. He didnāt know what was happening. They did a CAT scan of his brain and his face. They said that he has a broken cheek bone right under his eye.ā
He said his dad is still scared, but back on the road driving.
āI donāt think that itās ever going to be like before for him,ā he said.
The driverās family is now hoping these two passengers are caught before they take another ride.
āTheyāre out there right now. Theyāre walking on the streets,ā his son said. āThe camera doesnāt really help with people being safe. It just points out who the victim is and who the attackers are.ā
Metro police confirmed they are still investigating this as a battery case. No one has been arrested. They describe the passengers as teenagers or young adults.
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