Tag: rideshare

Convicted Murderer on Parole Arrested at Airport, Acting as Private Chauffeur

Jason Steen

This story started out as a simple tip that Nashville has been cracking down on unlicensed transportation companies operating at the airport this week, as well as taking control back of the ride-share lot, which had become a wild-west of it’s own… and then it became so much more, as we realized that was only the outer layer of what was happening with a particular transportation company – and we still don’t have all of the answers. We are waiting responses from the TLC and TDOC, and will update as…

Nashville Lyft driver Blake Streicher flees from police, charged with Felony Evading Arrest

Jason Steen

Nashville musician & Lyft ride-share driver Blake Streicher was arrested on Sunday night for felony fleeing / evading arrest, while dropping off passengers near Bridgestone Arena on Demonbreun just past 5th Ave, downtown. In order to avoids accidents and protect pedestrians, there are legal drop-off zone where people can safely get in/out of vehicles, and this driver was not only not following those rules, but breaking the law by fleeing from officers at a high rate of speed in his vehicle when they attempted to stop him.  Blake Streicher was…

Don’t Pass Out Drunk in an Uber – Your Driver May Put Your Photo Online! -Rachel Rubalcaba

Jason Steen

When we request an Uber after a night out of drinking, we expect to be taken home safely and efficiently. What we don’t expect is to have our photo taken and posted on social media, blasting us for passing out on the way home – but that’s exactly what happened to a passenger on Saturday with his Nashville Uber Driver, Rachel Rubalcaba. We blurred his face, but she did not. The caption of the photo written by the driver was “When a guy passes out in your front seat and…

Nashville Uber Driver (Drama Queen) Gets BIG Mad – Has Fit At BNA at Black Passenger, Kicks him Out.

Jason Steen

Friday afternoon at BNA (Nashville International Airport), Uber rider MJ Johnson had requested to have his uber driver drop him at the ‘rideshare’ area so he could walk to his rental car, as he was not taking a flight, only picking up his rental car. The uber driver, only identified as ‘David’ so far, refused and insisted he could only be dropped off at the 3rd floor ‘departures’ area for flights. It would appear that Nashville’s most drama-filled Uber driver was not having it and goes OFF on his passenger…

Nashville Lyft Driver Kicks ‘Poor’ Passengers Out of BMW, says “How in the heck could they afford a premium ride” – on Thanksgiving Day

Jason Steen

Angie Higgins is a Lyft Driver and first female Commander of VFW Post 5064, and on Thanksgiving evening around 4PM she got a request for a Lyft Premier ride, and she traveled to the passenger’s pick up location, which was a hotel in Murfreesboro, no different than a hundred other similar rides every day in the nashville Lyft market. The ride was estimated to be about 45 minutes. Except she ended the ride and dumped her passengers at a gas station shortly after picking them up. What did she have…

Nashville Uber Driver Posts Pickup Address Online After Passenger Complaint Against Him

Jason Steen

Tom Dueringer, who has been driving for Uber for about 17 months, was driving his 2016 Ford Focus Friday night when he got a ping to pick up passengers in East Nashville. Due to the ongoing road closures due to construction,  a slightly longer route had to be taken to their Donelson destination. Due to this, or other reasons, Dueringer received a notice that he had complaints on his professionalism and safety. He determines, in his mind, that it must be from these particular passengers, and posts their pickup address…

Meet Uber Driver Alan Lamb & His Charges: 3 Assaults, 2 Harassments, 3 Drugs, & More…

Jason Steen

Would get in an Uber with someone that had plead guilty to an assault charge? how about an assault with physical contact? how about an assault w/threat of bodily injury? What if they had had plead guilty of drug possession, and three probation violations? Now let’s add on charges for 2 more drug possessions, 2 more harassment charges. a driving on a suspended license, speeding, and no insurance? let’s add a state citation for illegal gambling. Despite background checks, it appears this person drives for Uber as a rideshare driver.…

FELONY ARREST: Nashville Uber/Lyft Driver Rams Girlfriend’s Car, Pulls Her Out, Assaults Her. Meet Eddy ‘William’ Crawford

Jason Steen

Early Sunday morning, officers arrested Eddie William Crawford and charged him with Felony Assault, Aggravated – Deadly Weapon – Int/Kn (39-13-102(a)(1)(A)*10). Crawford admits, from a police affidavit, that he was upset with his girlfriend for going out and wanted her to come/stay home. While she was in the passenger seat of her vehicle, on 7th St in East Nashville, he rammed his vehicle into hers, then exited his vehicle, and pulled his girlfriend out of her vehicle and began to assault her. Bystanders notified MNPD who arrested Crawford, and filed the…

Lyft Driver Arrested for Stealing Passenger’s Purse in Nashville

Jason Steen

During Nashville’s CMA Fest week in June, rideshare drivers from nearby cities came to Nashville to make some extra cash and help with the projected spike us of rideshare services such as Uber & Lyft. Keleian Dawson, a Memphis resident, was driving in Nashville for Lyft during this week. When he picked up a passenger from Winner’s bar on Division St – he is reported to have kept more than just his fare. According to police reports from the MNPD, he stole his rider’s purse when she fell asleep in his…

Nashville Lyft Driver Has Meltdown over Gay Pride; Says Lyft Will Not Use Him to “Spread the Gay Agenda”

Jason Steen

Earlier this week, Lyft announced that it’s Amp light will display rainbow colors for a period of time to celebrate LGBT Pride Month celebrations in each city it operates. Nashville Lyft drivers will see their Amp show rainbow colors June 23 – 25, to coincide with Nashville Pride. A Nashville driver says he will not be use to “spread the gay agenda” of Lyft. Nashville Lyft Driver Brian Ward is having no part in the celebration of equality and acceptance of others, and refuses to use it during Pride weekend,…