An Uber driver in Virginia has been charged after police say he attempted to chase down someone who hit his car -- without letting his passengers out.
Richmond Police have charged Olufemi S. Olomola, 38, with two counts of abduction, reckless driving, and felony hit and run. Olomola is in custody according to police. It is unclear if he has retained an attorney.Olufemi S. OlomolaOn Monday night, John Murray and his wife,Tameka Swann, were looking forward to a rare date night when they used the Uber app to get a ride to dinner. That would be the end of the routine request they make all the time.
For the next four minutes, the video shows their driver run through red lights and stop signs while the couple pleads with the driver to stop. "I got four kids I can't be riding like this -- you've got to let us out," Swann says."I can't let this guy go," their driver says.About halfway through the ordeal, the video shows the driver running through another red light, appearing to narrowly miss a bicyclist when Murray begins yelling.
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