Fremont Street Uber Pickup Leads to Bloody Attack on Vegas Driver

A 55-year-old Uber XL driver suffered cuts and bruises on her head, neck, shoulders, and back up ahead of time Dominicus after several passengers inwards her van allegedly flap her. She picked upwards the passengers on Fremont Street.

The incident began when the driver, Victoria Partridge, drove chisel to the downtown Las Vegas cassino and entertainment corridor at nearly 12:30 am. When she arrived, septet offspring women wanted a mount in her Toyota Sienna. Partridge explained to them she could only seat upwards to half dozen inward the caravan because of Uber rules and commonwealth law.

But the women, who apparently ranged inward age between 20 and 23, were inexorable they from each one wanted a ride. Partridge opened the van’s doors repeatedly to acquire the women to leave. But they kept closure the doors and continued to fence with her.

The dispute lasted betwixt Phoebe and heptad minutes. Partridge eventually relented. She eventually swarm the 7 women to an apartment. It is well-nigh sevener proceedings from Fremont Street.

I realized that in that respect was no more other solution, but to consecrate them that ride and be through with(p) with this unpleasant situation,” she recalled inward a social media post.

But when the group began exiting the van, the woman sitting inward the breast rider place suddenly threw her drink into Partridge’s face. She then threw the cup at Partridge. Partridge tossed it rear at her. Another passenger opened the driver’s side door and assaulted Partridge, too. She repeatedly was punched in the face.

A third woman inwards the dorsum sit grabbed the wind jarful and stole the money. One of the passengers also stole Partridge’s jail cell phone. They also robbed money from her lead jarful and her cell phone.

One of the women to boot dented the passenger face door after forcefully kicking it. The vehicle was damaged inward several additional locations, as well. Until repaired, it is non drivable. type A windshield contact arm lever was stolen, too.

Gruesome Attack

During the attack, Patridge said she tried to stay fresh her custody o'er her face and prayed that the attackers didn’t cut off or equipment casualty her eyes.

While she is now home, Patridge is allay recovering from her injuries. She is currently unable to work.

My human face is unrecognizable now, all swollen, with a pitch-dark oculus and a lot of scratches,” Partridge revealed inward the post. “I can’t suspire through and through my nose because it’s all swollen, my spike and articulatio humeri were … [bleeding], bruises on my head, arms, and back.”

Since the attack, she finds herself sleeping no to a greater extent than deuce to 3 hours apiece night. Initially, she did not get treatment at a infirmary because she could not wrap up the cost. After KSNV, a local TV station contacted Uber, the society said it would pay for all repairs to her van. Uber testament also donate $5,000 — which could live used for wellness expenses.

Partridge and her married man do work full-time as Uber drivers. Since Feb 2021, she has presumption some 4,000 rides inwards Nevada.

Police Have Delayed Response

She at once contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. But as of Wednesday, LVMPD had not begun to enquire the crime, KSNV reported. Officers had not viewed picture from a camera privileged the van.

Police feature also in time to view the name, contact information, and render of the woman who set-aside(p) the ride. The sit was engaged through an Uber app.

This unrelenting aggress against the device driver is horrifying. The riders should be held accountable and we looking forwards to serving the law with their investigation,” Uber said inward a statement quoted past KSNV.

Uber also prohibited the rider who booked the ride. Partridge is thinking most suing her attackers.

Partridge started a GoFundMe run to assist overcompensate expenses. As of Thursday, it led to $2,939 in donations. The goal is $20,000.