Lyft passenger allegedly attacks driver, banned from platform

A Lyft driver said he was"scared for his life" after dashcam video captured him being viciously attacked by a passenger in Queens.

The video, captured Thursday, shows a shirtless male passenger repeatedly punching 36-year-old Lyft driver Eduardo Madiedo from the backseat. The passenger then spewed profanities at Madiedo and attempted to climb into the front seat before exiting the vehicle. "I respectfully asked him not to disrespect me, or else I would end the ride," Madiedo said told ABC station WABC-TV."I did my best to block it, the hits that he was throwing at me, and trying not to crash my car or hurt anybody on the street. I wear glasses, and when he punched me, he knocked my glasses off. So I was squinting and just trying to get out of a really difficult situation.

"Safety is fundamental to Lyft and the behavior described is unacceptable," a Lyft spokesperson told ABC News."There is no place for violence of any kind in our community. We have permanently banned the passenger and have reached out to the driver to offer our support. We stand ready to assist law enforcement with their investigation."

Holy shit! He is clearly withdrawing from drugs and he's Mentally ill which is why he is so easily triggered by a simple thing as this man's statement! Anyone could have set him off a child a woman it just happened to be this man I pray he is okay and he recorded it!!!!!

An armed citizen would have been able stop that attack quickly....

Driver should have shot him. Justifiable homi. LOL

He would've went to sleep..... with a bite mark somewhere!

I cannot wait until individual social ranking systems come to America. Being a shitty person deserves consequences. People like this shouldn’t even be authorized to use ride share or any public services for that matter.

IAM even scared now to give people rides

👀👀👀OMG

So wrong..what a punk..

Arrest this man for assault!!

Thank God he had a dash cam that recorded the incident, got both passengers faces, & recorded her screaming his name. Smh

Georgie can't even fight....

They should start putting camera in these cars for safety

What if he wasn’t recording 👀

Looks like George was a useless waste of a life, They will find him,lock him up NottheFirstTime

Lock that guy up! This crap has to stop.

I don't know why the driver was cold and careless without emotion while the passenger is suffering.. At least tell him that u will do the best u can or we will be there in a few minutes, be kind with him, but the driver was very rude..

Hell to the no it’s time for a ass besting

That's why strangers do not get in my vehicle. I hope they get this POS

Holy shit

Go NYPD

I would have brake checked his ass!

lyft Uber THAT'S why you always carry pepper spray!!! And what ever else!!! SMH 😱

Brought to you by the Queens City Council & NY Board of Tourism.

As often as this happens lyft should just add a “driver’s head” button in the damage report page. It’s one job you can get where it’s reasonable to expect you’ll probably get punched in the head at some point during a $5.00 ride.

I hope they get that scumbag. The driver was courteous and just doing his job.

The male passenger in the backseat was clearly in some sort of distress. Either from drugs, alcohol, mental or physical distress. But that doesn't give him the right to react the way he did.

WTF...Why Didn’t He Protect Hisself ?

The man is clearly mentally ill

I hope someone beats the living sh** out of this passenger. Loser. Throw his ass out with the crap on the side of the road. Accidentally hit his ugly face with the car door as it slams on his finger. I’d say drag him a few feet down the cobblestone way but I’m not like that. Pig

What on the Earth... I hope they lock that lunatic up for a very long time.

Thank god he had no gun, or else these days anything can happen for small issues and stupid arguments.

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the head. 😂

Omg!! How scary is that hope he’s okay.

disgusted that a man trying to make ends meet has to endure the utter incompetence of others.

Omgosh

You know it happens often bc is reaction is pretty calm

More than anything this is an important reminder of the occupational hazard that comes with being not only a lyft or Uber driver but a taxi or bus driver as well. Even though these jobs are billed as being part of the 'gig economy', they often come w/significant risks.

how can that bum afford an uber tho?

OMG. I certainly hope he turned this video into authorities. What a psychopath. I would NEVER be a Lyft or Uber driver. THIS IS WHY, you can’t trust anyone.

Marijuana effects

OMG!!!!!!!

There was a red flag, passenger with no shirt.

OMG! 😮

What in the hell..

Thats terrible!😱

Incredible restraint for this driver!!

Err flu no solo pasa en rd ....pero hay si lo hace aun chofer de aquí!!!

That dude in the back made a miraculous recovery.

Don't let him get away with it!!

Too bad the driver wasn't 'carrying'...

Wow. Just wow

This is a horrible way to treat this Young Man driver!

You mean the sanctuary city NYPD maybe will investigate?

Uber drivers should start carrying guns.

A shame, good thing he was recording. Lock that passenger up!

He has not to be afraid

NYC is not just a jungle, it's THE JUNGLE!

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