RIDERS BEWARE!!! Make sure you know you are getting in the correct car. Please read article.

I assume he was just out looking seen her alone looking at her phone and assumed she was waiting for Uber. All he had to do was pull up and these naive young girls just jump in. Unfortunately he really didnt have to say a word.  I have people ask me all the time if I am their Uber and I dont have the signs on my car. When you are driving alone and slow in areas that uber pick up at frequently any car that stops or drives slow they assume you are an Uber. I have people ask and Ill ask name.  When they say a different name I'll say well is your Uber a Black Honda Pilot with a female driver. They look at their phone and say "no white mazda with male driver". Yes that far off because all they do is order it and dont look at anything else.  

Maybe he set out just to pick up  a female see if he could get anywhere with her. She turned him down and things went bad from there. Maybe he just went to rape her and they went bad. The area she was found in was &nbsp…

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I assume he was just out looking seen her alone looking at her phone and assumed she was waiting for Uber. All he had to do was pull up and these naive young girls just jump in. Unfortunately he really didnt have to say a word.  I have people ask me all the time if I am their Uber and I dont have the signs on my car. When you are driving alone and slow in areas that uber pick up at frequently any car that stops or drives slow they assume you are an Uber. I have people ask and Ill ask name.  When they say a different name I'll say well is your Uber a Black Honda Pilot with a female driver. They look at their phone and say "no white mazda with male driver". Yes that far off because all they do is order it and dont look at anything else.  

Maybe he set out just to pick up  a female see if he could get anywhere with her. She turned him down and things went bad from there. Maybe he just went to rape her and they went bad. The area she was found in was  not an area that was well known. A rider I spoke with last night told me 2 guys hunting or something found her. The way he made it sound sorta a freak accident they even found her. So who knows maybe was something he planned. She wasnt buried very well. He probably didnt think anyonevwould find her for awhile if ever.  Uber and Lyft should send emails or notices to riders reminding them to check before you get in one. I have young female riders all the time how they get in Ubers really drunk by themselves and pass out. It also shouldnt be legal to sell Uber and Lyft trade dress. As of now anyone can make signs, lights, etc... and sell it. I am surprised Uber and Lyft havent trademarked their names. Although this guy may not even had a placard on his car. As a driver not much I can do other then to educate my riders to check before they get in cars. Still depends on them to listen and actually do it. Maybe Uber and Lyft should give drivers an ID card sorta like a license that we need to put on our dash or show rider. This is just awful for the parents, family, and friends. A young beautiful woman dead. I hope they fry the bastard.

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