What makes me think there is a shedload of stuff behind this tale of woe that we are not being told?
Nottingham student says he was 'left for dead' by Uber driver after road rage attackhttps://www.nottinghampost.com/news/not ... d-10715146A Nottingham student claims he was "left for dead" by an Uber driver after he tried to defuse a road rage attack.
Dale Williams said he was chased and assaulted by a pair of men who were arguing with his driver after a tit-for-tat road rage dispute.
The 30-year-old said he thought he was going to die during the attack, which happened in Blyth Street, Mapperley, on Monday, December 8.
Uber said it takes safety "extremely seriously" and confirmed it had launched an investigation into its driver, while police said they were investigating the assault.
Mr Williams had just finished work in the city centre when he booked an Uber to his friend's housewarming in Mapperley at around 11.30pm.
“On the way there, we came across some guys driving really erratically and swerving," he recalled.
After the Uber driver overtook the car, the trailing driver “got right behind” them, which made the taxi driver go into a "road rage" and start brake-checking, Mr Williams said.
“They’d pulled up next to us, and I stood between them and the driver," he said.
“They turned on me instead, and I caught a punch to the face. Another guy got out and chased me down the street.
“He got me on the floor and started kicking and stomping on me and stuff."
Mr Williams then lifted his head off the concrete to see the Uber driver fleeing the scene.
“I thought I'm going to die here. I was on the floor getting laid into," he added.
“He left me for dead. I was immediately trying to peace-keep. I hadn’t been drinking or anything."
Mr Williams, who suffered bruises to his face and arms, went to hospital where he was told he had potentially broken two ribs.
Since then, he says Uber has failed to help him gather information to help with an investigation into the attack.
He said the company considers the case closed and is also refusing to provide him with the route data so that he can check CCTV cameras, and has yet to acknowledge his Subject Access Request for relevant data.
Uber has also blacklisted his account and is refusing to tell him what, if any, action has been taken regarding the driver, Mr Williams said.
Despite later talking to the police, he says he is yet to make a statement and is worried a lack of action will mean his attackers get away with what they have done.
A spokesperson for Uber said: “What’s been described has no place on the Uber app. Our specialist team is investigating the matter and the appropriate action will be taken with the driver.
"We take safety extremely seriously, and this isn’t the kind of experience we want anyone to have when using the Uber app. We stand ready to support the police in their investigation.”
A Nottinghamshire Police spokesperson said: “Police were called to Blyth Street just before midnight on Monday 8 December following an assault. Officers located the victim at a house party. Our records show that contact has been made with the victim.
"A number of lines of inquiry have already been established to locate those responsible, and more inquiries will be conducted over the coming days. We take all reports of assaults seriously.”
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