Serious post, scariest day of my life. I got a text saying “HELP” from my fiancée at 1:37 while she was in an @Uber to her bridal shower. We live in UWS and the party is in Chelsea. It’s a straight shot south. She realized the Uber is taking her to East Harlem. I check location she’s at 108th and Madison. I call her. No pickup. I call again. No pickup. I call NYPD at 1:41 to tell them the situation. I’m freaking out. The destination is a literal straight shot south - You just don’t go to East Harlem to get to Chelsea from upper west side. You don’t do it. I’m scared af something terrible is happening At 1:47, my fiancée calls me. She opened the car door while the guy was driving. He stopped the car in confusion. She jumped out and he sped away. She checks Uber app and he never clicked in that he picked her up. When she asked which route he was going, he was silent and sped up. He was taking her into East Harlem to do who knows what. She gets somewhere safe and calls a *new* Uber to get to bridal shower. She calls me. We stay on phone the whole time. She gets to bridal shower at 2:20 and tries to put on happy face like the badass rockstar she is.
@Uber For people saying: - she's overreacting - he probably made a wrong turn - give the driver a break This map should give clarity on why this couldn't have been an accident.
@iamjasonlevin @Uber Let’s assume it was an innocent mistake and he did make a wrong turn… she trusted her gut which is exactly what she should’ve done! We need to stop telling women (anyone really) that they shouldn’t trust their instincts when in a situation like this
@iamjasonlevin @Uber Ya, if he didn't even click that he picked her up, there was something going on for sure. Glad she made it out safely.
This story don’t make sense. And it’s so interesting we are getting back to a state of society where people believe shit with literally 0 proof or evidence just because it fits a prejudiced narrative. If I call an Uber , once it picks a driver , the drive must accept the ride in order for me to get an eta for the driver. If I don’t get an eta , the driver didn’t accept the ride. So why would I get into an Uber that hasn’t accepted the ride ? That makes 0 sense at all. It would also tell you eta to your destination in app. Along with all the drivers info. You could have easily provided a screenshot of the driver profile. I need more info.
@iamjasonlevin @Uber A serious Uber driver will always check in, so you have a name, license plate, phone number et. She wasnt overreacting
@iamjasonlevin @Uber That wasn’t some kind of accident or misunderstanding. Your fiancé was wise to jump out!
@iamjasonlevin @Uber Anyone saying that clearly never lived a MOMENT in or around NYC. Wow. That’s scary.
@iamjasonlevin @Uber Yeah there is ZERO reason to go to east Harlem with that destination + not flagging as picked up? Scary She has his driver number right? Can give that to police?
@iamjasonlevin @Uber trust your gut, she did right. whoever is against this obviously doesnt understand how serious the situation is.