Uber has transformed our everyday lives, getting into a strangers car is suddenly a much more common thing, for some of us, it’s even a daily routine. The question is, would you let your teenager take an Uber? If so, you might change your mind after seeing this story!
Scroll down to see how this brave teenager escaped her Uber driver kidnapper!
Uber driver turns off GPS and tries to kidnap this teenager. Here’s how she outsmarts him and escapes!
When the 15-year-old girl was leaving a sweet 16 birthday party in Long Beach NY, she got into 32-year-old, Sean Williams, Uber vehicle for a scheduled ride home. Little did she know, Williams had other plans.
Instead of heading to her destination, he canceled the ride and headed the opposite way. After Williams turned off the GPS, he began urging the young teen to come to drink with him at his house in Brooklyn.
He proceeded toward his apartment against the teen’s will while continuing to pressure the young girl to come party with him.
When Williams, the 32-year-old Uber driver, kept going after canceling the young girl’s route, she started to panic and think of ways she could get out of the scary situation.
Authorities say Williams allegedly was taking her back to his Brooklyn apartment with plans of sexually assaulting the teen.
The brave teenager devised a plan and immediately put it into action. But would her kidnapper fall for it?
The terrified 15-year-old came up with a plan to say she had to use the bathroom. When her attacker didn’t seem to care, she upped the anty.
WMBF reported that the teen started screaming urgently until the man finally decided to pull into a Mcdonald’s to let the frightened 15-year-old use the bathroom. Luckily he let the teenager go in alone so she was able to call authorities and get a hold of her parents, ending the ordeal.
Sean Williams was immediately arrested and is held on a $75,000 bond. The teen, although traumatized, escaped without any physical injury.
When she finally escaped, they were only 10 minutes away from the alleged kidnapper’s house in Brooklyn, where there’s no telling what he could have done to the young girl.
“The girl was terrorized by the defendant’s alleged behavior and bravely took action to contact police and free herself.” Said Madeline Singas, the Nassau County District Attorney.
The former Uber driver, Sean Williams, has pleaded not guilty to the alleged kidnapping of the teenager and is being held on a $75,000 bond.
Uber made the following statement about the alleged incident saying:
“What has been reported is deeply alarming and the driver’s access to the app has been removed,” an Uber spokesperson told USA Today. “We stand ready to cooperate with law enforcement.”
They also noted that his profile has since been deactivated which isn’t surprising being that he’s in jail.
Brave 15-year-old girl kidnapped by her Uber driver – How she made her daring escape!
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