Professor’s terrifying Uber ‘kidnapping’ where driver said he would ‘take her to a hotel’
A University of Denver law professor Tweeted a terrifying account of what seems to be a near-abduction by an Uber driver.
Nancy Leong said that the driver said he was going to ‘take her to a hotel’ and refused to unlock the doors – and she started screaming.
The car was on the way to the airport when the driver suddenly pulled off the road – and Leong was only able to escape by jumping out at a red light.
Hey @Uber your driver was taking me to the airport. He said he was going to “take me to a hotel” and got off the highway. We got to a stop light. I started yelling “let me out of the fucking car” and he wouldn’t unlock the doors.
— Nancy Leong (@nancyleong) April 17, 2018
I started pounding on the windows until some construction workers looked over. He unlocked the doors and I jumped out but my suitcase was in the trunk. I started screaming and pounding on the trunk until he popped it open.
— Nancy Leong (@nancyleong) April 17, 2018
Then he got out of the car and started coming toward me. Remember we are at a stop light at the bottom of a highway off ramp. There’s nothing around. Thank god there were construction workers there.
— Nancy Leong (@nancyleong) April 17, 2018
He apparently forgot to set the brake on the car and it started rolling into the intersection. Another car almost hit it. He ran and got back in the car to stop it. Some construction workers started over to see what was going on. He drove away at high speed.
— Nancy Leong (@nancyleong) April 17, 2018
I called another Uber because I didn’t know what else to do. Two of the construction workers waited with me. The second Uber driver was lovely. I didn’t call the police yet because I didn’t have time. I would have missed my flight.
— Nancy Leong (@nancyleong) April 17, 2018
Leong wrote that the ‘driver was taking me to the airport. He said he was going to “take me to a hotel” and got off the highway. We got to a stop light. I started yelling “let me out of the f***ing car” and he wouldn’t unlock the doors.’
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‘Then he got out of the car and started coming toward me. Remember we are at a stop light at the bottom of a highway off ramp. There’s nothing around. Thank god there were construction workers there.’
Leong has yet to file a report with Denver police, Fox31 reports, but Uber has suspended the driver and is investigating.