Uber driver

In response to the sexual assault and kidnapping of an Uber driver in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, fearful rideshare drivers have called on companies to implement a number of safety changes. Drivers told NBC 5 they’re aware taking each trip is a risk, but believe more protections are necessary. “As a female, it makes it really hard,” said Felicia Gills,...

Following the sexual assault and kidnapping of an Uber driver in the Chicago area, other rideshare drivers have called for added safety measures. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Authorities have launched a search for man who’s accused of kidnapping and assaulting an Uber driver in the southwest suburbs and then driving to Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, police said. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

An Uber driver in San Francisco was attacked by three women Sunday after he refused them a ride for not wearing masks, police said.

Ride-share company Lyft will pay a $10,000 fine for not alerting the city of Chicago about a suspended driver who was working for Uber when he allegedly killed a cab driver.

The family of a cab driver who was killed when an Uber driver allegedly kicked him in the head during a traffic altercation last year has filed suit against the rideshare company and the driver involved. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The family of a cab driver who was killed when an Uber driver allegedly kicked him in the head during a traffic altercation.

While neighbors celebrate Christmas on this Northwest Side block their is no joy in this second floor apartment for brothers Omar and Raymond Tungekar.

An Uber driver who was picking up a client at Tampa International Airport on Friday suffered an onslaught of verbal attacks after the rider discovered he didn’t speak English. Armando Valdés, who is Cuban, is seen in the video looking confused as the client argues with him about wanting to cancel the ride. Valdés is unable to communicate properly in...

The grieving family of a Chicago taxi driver wants answers after, they say, their father was attacked and killed in the West Loop three months ago–the fatal kick in his head caught on cameras–but there have been no arrests.

A grieving family is demanding answers after their father, a Chicago taxi driver, was attacked and killed in the West Loop 3 months ago by an Uber driver. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has the details.

A police officer and good Samaritans helped rescue two women from a burning SUV on a New Jersey highway.

Shocking video shows a man being pinned between two cars in the middle of a busy Brooklyn street during a violent road rage fight Tuesday, and police say they’re looking for the hit-and-run driver.

A University of Iowa football player faces a public intoxication charge after police say he drunkenly mistook a police car for an Uber.

New York City has suspended the license of an Uber driver who booted two women after they kissed in his car.

An Uber driver was charged with murder Thursday in the fatal shooting of a passenger on a Colorado highway. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced that Michael Hancock was charged after last Friday’s killing of Hyun Kim. Police said it appeared there had been some kind of altercation before the shooting, although authorities have not disclosed a motive.