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USA Today reports:
A video that shows a ride-sharing passenger ripping off her mask, coughing on a driver, attempting to steal his phone and breaking the driver’s mask has prompted a police investigation and bans from both Uber and Lyft.
San Francisco police say the incident occurred Sunday and a 32-year-old driver for Uber was the victim. The conflict began as one of three passengers refused to wear a mask, prompting the driver to end the ride, police say.
“An altercation occurred and a second passenger reached over the driver’s seat (from the rear seat area) and stole the driver’s cellphone from his hands,” police said.
Read the full article. My first post on the incident is here. The ringleader, who fancies herself an Instagram fashion influencer, has now made her page private. Her follower count has nearly tripled to almost 38,000. The video below has been viewed over 7.5 million times.
(1/4) The victim, a 32-year-old male, TNC driver picked up three passengers at San Bruno Avenue and Felton Street on March 7, 2021 at approximately 12:45PM. One of the passengers was not wearing a mask. pic.twitter.com/2J9NsM8MG2
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) March 10, 2021
(2/4) Due to this fact, the driver stopped and ended the ride a few minutes later at San Bruno and Silver Avenues. An altercation occurred and a second passenger reached over the driver’s seat (from the rear seat area) and stole the driver’s cellphone from his hands.
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) March 10, 2021
(3/4) The victim grabbed and eventually regained possession of his phone.
⁰The suspects exited the car and the third passenger reached into an open window and sprayed what is believed to be pepper spray into the vehicle and towards the driver. The suspects fled the scene.— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) March 10, 2021
(4/4) The SFPD Robbery Unit is investigating the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call the SFPD Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
We will work to release pertinent updates as they become available.
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) March 10, 2021
Anti-maskers in California physically assault and cough on an Uber driver pic.twitter.com/k5fyhyvid2
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) March 9, 2021