Juan Carlos, 20 (pictured), has been sued for negligence by an Uber driver who let him take the wheel throughout a visit from Philadelphia to The Bronx as a result of he was sleepy
A Philadelphia Uber driver who made headlines final yr when he allowed his passenger to take the wheel so he might take a nap, and later woke as much as discover the rider main police on a high-speed chase, has filed a lawsuit in opposition to the 20-year-old.
The incident occurred in on April 2 when 20-year-old Juan Carlos employed Uber driver Corey Robinson, 43, to drive him over 100 miles from Philadelphia to The Bronx, the place he lives.
Police stated on the time that sooner or later throughout the journey, Robinson complained of being too drowsy to proceed and requested Carlos to get behind the wheel so he might atone for some sleep.
Robinson would later inform the New York Publish that he was woke up by the feeling that his leased 2016 Hyundai Sonata 'was leaving the bottom' as a result of it was going so quick.
'I advised him [Carlos] to cease the automotive and he stated, "the police are chasing us,"' Robinson was quoted as telling the Publish in an article that was hooked up to his lawsuit.
A state trooper later clocked Juan Carlos going 86mph in a 65mph pace zone on Interstate 81 close to Binghamton, New York.
Robinson joined the ride-sharing firm as a driver in December 2015, however after the crash his Uber account was deactivated, as was Carlos'
Troopers tried to tug over Carlos for dashing, however he alleged refused to yield and as an alternative accelerated, heading north, regardless of Robinson's repeated pleas to cease.
The wild chase got here to an finish solely when Carlos slammed right into a guardrail on Sanitaria Springs Highway in Coleseville.
It was reported on the time that each Carlos and Robinson suffered minor accidents.
Within the Uber driver's civil grievance claiming negligence, which was filed in mid-December in Bronx County Court docket in opposition to Carlos and Uber Applied sciences, Robinson claimed he sustained 'critical, extreme, and everlasting bodily and private accidents that left him 'sick, sore, lame and disabled.'
The Publish article from April 5 quoted Robinson as saying that his leased automobile was 'utterly totaled' within the wreck, and that afterwards he noticed Carlos laughing.
Carlos was arrested on the scene of the crash and charged with fleeing police and driving with no license.
Robinson joined the ride-sharing firm as a driver in December 2015, however after the crash his Uber account was deactivated, as was Carlos.'
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