In a shocking video, a woman passenger attacked and assaulted Uber driver with pepper spray on Lexington Avenue, East 65th Street in New York.
The incident took place at 11.20 pm, while the accused on Jennifer Guilbeault and another young woman sat in the back seat of the Uber car and suddenly she sprayed pepper spray at the driver, who tries to escape the vehicle.
A video has surfaced on social media and in the video, one can see, Guilbeault deliberately sprays pepper spray at the driver while he was on call, he tries to escape the vehicle. Despite her friend’s efforts to stop her, Guilbeault sprays again. The driver eventually manages to escape from the car.
Her friend could be heard pleading, “Jen, Jen, Jen! Jen, what the f**k! What did you do?” after the driver managed to get out of the car.
Here is the video
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The driver declined medical assistance for eye discomfort, according to officials. Later, Guilbeault was arrested around 12:45 a.m and charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. She received a desk appearance ticket and was released, with a court appearance scheduled for the following day.
In response to the assault, Uber has permanently banned Ms Guilbeault from using their services.
‘The rider’s actions shown in the video are deplorable. Violence is not tolerated, and the rider has been banned from the Uber platform. We will support police in their investigation however we can,” the Uber spokesperson said in a statement.