No Charges for Lehigh Valley Couple Making Racist Comments in Lyft Driver's Video

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A Lehigh County bar owner and her boyfriend will not face charges after a video of a Lyft driver refusing them a ride over racist comments went viral earlier this. Story and video HERE:

, just over a minute long, starts when Harford gets into Bode's car. He asks if the ride is for"Jackie" and she confirms it is.

"Are you, like, a white guy?" asks Harford, who is then making her way to the center of the car."You’re like, a normal guy?" Harford says."You speak English?" Catasauqua Police Chief Douglas Tish confirmed Bode filed a police report at 10:27 p.m. the same night."We are incredibly grateful to Lyft driver

Efforts to reach Bode have been unsuccessful, however, in a post last week, Bode expressed gratitude for the support he's seen.

 

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