A young woman is warning other rideshare passengers after she says her Uber driver canceled a late-night trip while she was still inside the car.Elyse Madrid, 22, said she and a friend ordered an Uber at about 2:30 a.m.on a recent Saturday to travel from Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood to a karaoke bar, according to CBS News Chicago.During the trip, Madrid noticed they did not appear to be heading in the right direction.
Her concern grew when she said she watched the driver cancel the trip in the app while she and her friend were still sitting inside the vehicle.WOMAN'S ROUTINE UBER RIDE TAKES ALARMING TURN AFTER HER DRIVER MISSES THE EXITFox News Digital reached out to Madrid for comment.Uber told Fox News Digital that the driver in question has been removed from the platform while the incident is being investigated.A young woman is warning other rideshare passengers after she says her Uber driver (not pictured) canceled a late-night trip while she was still inside the car with a friend. (iStock)"What has been reported is deeply distressing, and we have removed the driver's access to the Uber platform," an Uber spokesperson said."We've reached out to police, and will support their investigation in any way we can."Madrid said she confronted the driver.
She said he blamed the cancellation on problems with his phone and at one point claimed his sister had canceled the trip.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERShe demanded that he pull over and eventually got out of the vehicle with her friend on Randolph Street near the Kennedy Expressway, according to the same outlet. "When we got out the car, he sped off like in a panic," Madrid said.Uber said it removed the driver (not pictured) from its platform following the reported incident and has contacted police to assist with the investigation.(iStock)She said the driver took off at about 40 to 50 mph.
Madrid later filed a police report.The experience was particularly troubling for Madrid, who said ...