Fake Lyft Driver Nearly Abducts, Sexually Assaults OSU Student

According to ABC9, an OSU student was nearly abducted and sexually groped after getting into the backseat of a Lyft, except it wasn’t the one she’d called.

Hahna, 18, recounts the whole thing and it sounds nightmarish, including where she had to fight her way out of the car after it was parked in an alley near Lane Avenue.

“A car pulled up. I got into the car. I should’ve asked for a name,” Hahna said to ABC9. “I didn’t.”

After the driver began to grope her thighs and arms, while restraining her she managed to escape and run to safety. It was then she learned that the driver of the car was not the one that was originally sent to pick her up.

She’d missed five calls from the original driver, wondering where she was.

The police are investigating the assault while Lyft is pointing to their safety page as a way to avoid dangerous situations. When passengers request a ride using the Lyft app, they get a text confirmation that includes the driver’s name as well as the make, model and color of their car. Passengers also immediately see a picture of their driver’s face, their car and their license plate number, and can track their driver’s arrival via GPS.

Last year, there were dozens of reported sexual assault incidents that took place in Ubers and Lyfts around the world.

Whosdrivingyou.org writes on their webpage,

“Uber’s process for onboarding drivers is dangerously negligent. Neither Uber nor Lyft uses fingerprints or law enforcement to background-check their drivers. And Uber doesn’t even bother to meet with drivers in person before allowing them to ferry passengers.

The result is a series of incidents involving “ridesharing” passengers being harmed and criminal offenders behind the wheel.”

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