The father of a University of South Carolina student who police say was kidnapped and killed after she got into the wrong car thinking it was her Uber is promising to dedicate his life to improving the safety of ride sharing services.
Friends and family of Samantha Josephson are remembering the 21-year-old student as a ball of energy who brightened every room and was ready to head to law school on her way to changing the world.
“Samantha was by herself. She had absolutely no chance. None. The door was locked, the child safety locks were on. She had absolutely no chance,” her father said Sunday night at a candlelight vigil in Columbia. “If there is somebody else in that car, there is actually a chance,” said Josephson, who plans to speak to ride sharing services about better identifying their vehicles.
Josephson's boyfriend, Greg Corbishley said he saw a clear future with her and remembered their last conversation Thursday when she thanked him for letting her just be herself.
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