"(Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press) A Southern California Lyft driver recently captured on video an alleged assault by seemingly intoxicated passengers who harassed and kicked him during a ride and questioned who "let him in the country." The Times confirmed the incident is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol, which said the driver, who is from Westminster, was verbally and physically assaulted. The Highway Patrol said the incident unfolded around midnight on Aug. 19."
"The dashcam video shows, when the car is on Highway 55 near Highway 73 in Orange County, one of the women sitting in the back seat puts her feet on the middle console between the front passenger and driver seats. When the driver asks the woman to remove her feet from the area, saying it could be dangerous, the exchange turns sour. The woman calls him profanities, and asks, "Who let you in here?" Moments later, the passenger kicks the driver in the head."
A Lyft driver in Southern California picked up two women from a restaurant in Newport Beach around midnight on Aug. 19. Dashcam video shows one passenger placing her feet on the center console while the car traveled on Highway 55 near Highway 73 in Orange County. When the driver asked her to remove her feet because it could be dangerous, the passenger hurled profanities, asked "Who let you in here?", then kicked the driver in the head and attempted to grab his coffee and belongings. The driver, from Westminster and identified as Tinh, said he is a legal resident. The California Highway Patrol is investigating and seeking to identify the two women.
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