Woman charged with hitting Uber driver, car with bat in Evanston

[FrodosPet]

Damn near ZERO respect for drivers in this world. Sad.

Whether it is truck drivers, taxi drivers, rideshare drivers... they have a challenging and dangerous job as it is, without the bulls**t coming not only from fleet owners and TNCs (Transportation Network Companies...Uber, Lyft, etc), but violent members of the public.
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Woman charged with hitting Uber driver, car with bat in Evanston

Sunday, February 14, 2016 12:32PM

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A 19-year-old woman is accused of hitting an Uber driver and his car with a bat in north suburban Evanston, police said.

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Police say a 27-year-old male Uber driver parked his car in the north alley of the 800-block of Church Street awaiting a fare around 7:30 p.m. Thursday when a van pulled up and could not get around his vehicle. The van occupants argued with him and allegedly spat inside his car.

Griffin then allegedly exited the van and struck the car's passenger side mirror with a bat, police said.

The van then attempted to leave and the driver tried to hold on to prevent it from leaving, causing it to drag him for a short distance. Griffin then got out of the van and allegedly struck him in the head with the bat, police said.

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[gratuitous]

1. Except when a taxi or truck driver breaks the law

You can note down the fleet number on the cab or the truck, and call their company. If an Uber driver cuts you off, or double parks, or speeds, you can't contact Uber. They don't have a contact number, local address, online contact information, nothing. You don't get to report their law-breaking driver to Uber.