A bicyclist suffered a punctured lung, broken ribs and a broken collarbone after he was mowed down by an Uber driver Sunday afternoon near San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, police said.
The driver, 38-year-old Emerson Decarvalho of Daly City, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, said Officer Albie Esparza, a San Francisco police spokesman.
The trouble started around 1 p.m. Sunday at North Point and Taylor streets when the 45-year-old cyclist, who was not identified, rode up to the passenger side of the Uber car, a black Toyota Camry, and “began yelling at the driver and banging on his window,” Esparza said.
The cyclist was swearing at the driver “and pushed his mirror in” before he rode off, Esparza said.
It’s not clear what prompted the exchange, but the cyclist’s actions apparently set off Decarvalho, who gave chase and slammed into the back of the bike before remaining at the scene as officers and paramedics arrived, police said.
The cyclist, who was knocked unconscious, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was expected to survive, police said.
“Our thoughts are with the victim of this terrible incident,” Uber spokeswoman Kate Downen said Monday. “We are gathering more information and will assist the authorities in their investigation.”
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the Uber driver had a customer in the vehicle at the time of the alleged attack.
Now as we’ve seen and heard in the past, Uber would tuck tail and claim they are not responsible for what happened. They hired this driver, they pay him. What if you were in the car with him. Did they do a background check on this guy, and the insurance. Is there any, or is this going to have to come out of the drivers pockets. Good luck to the victim getting money for damages. But first lets prey the cyclist is going to make a full recovery.
What do you think. Is Uber responsible? Should they do a better job on screening their employees ?
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