Woman was killed after Uber driver left her on a freeway. Uber's been ordered to pay $40 million
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Set us as preferred After a night out with a friend, Emily Normandin-Parker called an Uber but never made it home.The 23-year-old UCLA graduate was hit and killed by another car on the freeway after her Uber driver pulled over on California 73 and ordered her and her friend to get out of the vehicle.
Judge Richard Stone ordered Uber to pay $40 million to Normandin-Parker’s parents, concluding that the company is responsible for its driver’s conduct, according to a news release from Panish, Shea, Ravipudi LLP, the law firm representing the couple.The amount was determined after a five-day arbitration process and hearing.
Carol Normandin told The Times that the legal victory felt “hollow” as Uber had not accepted responsibility in her daughter’s death.In August 2023, according to the release, Normandin-Parker’s friend, Luna Moore, got sick in the Uber and the driver, Vu Tran, stopped at a freeway gore point, the triangular area by the freeway’s off-ramp.Tran demanded payment for a cleaning fee and allegedly ordered the women out of the vehicle.
Normandin-Parker was intoxicated and was killed by a driver on the freeway, according to the release.“He chose to pull over there and demand money and kick them out of the car,” Normandin told “Good Morning America.” “They argue, Emily gets hit while they’re arguing.”The news outlet reported that, according to the arbitration award, Tran drove near Normandin-Parker’s body before taking the next exit.
He didn’t render aid or call 911 but called Uber to seek a cleaning fee, according to the law firm’s release.“No family should have to suffer the loss of a child, and our thoughts continue to be with the Normandin-Parker family,” an Uber spokesperson said in a statement.
“While we respect the arbitration process, we believe the arbitrator was wrong ...